Corona Chronicle #7: The difference between unpaid leave, furloughed, laid-off, reduced-compensation /What are employee rights?- Aaron Colby- Los Angeles, CA

 

Find out more about Aaron Colby here.

Key takeaways

1. Employee attorneys and what we need now
2. What are restaurant lawyers dealing with now?
3. The differences between laid-off, unpaid leave (furloughed), unemployment
4. What is the WARN act?
5. Restaurants want to retain their staff but these are hard decisions to make
6. You can run into problems based on who you decide to furlough vs. lay off
7. Reduced compensation - cannot go below the minimum wage
8. Sick-leave due to COVID-19

Resources mentioned in this Chronicle:

• Learn about the WARN Act here