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Coronavirus Relief Bill Temporarily Expands Family and Medical Leave

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), enacted as part of the national response to COVID-19, requires employers to allow employees expanded family and medical leave for reasons related to the coronavirus.

The new law temporarily expands the reach of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which applies to all private employers with at least 50 employees who worked at least 20 weeks during the current or prior calendar year. Employees seeking FMLA leave generally must have worked at least 1,250 hours during the prior year.

The FFCRA includes the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, under which private employers with up to 500 employees and certain public employers must provide the following though December 31, 2020:

  • Family and medical leave — Up to 10 weeks of paid leave (plus two unpaid weeks) at two-thirds the employee’s rate of pay to employees who cannot work because he or she has a child whose school or daycare provider is closed due to COVID-19. This is called public health emergency leave. The maximum amount of emergency leave compensation is $200 per day and $10,000 total.
  • Paid sick leave for employee illness — 80 hours of paid sick leave at the employee’s full rate of pay if the employee cannot work due to quarantine and/or is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
  • Paid sick leave to care for a loved one — 80 hours of paid sick leave at two-thirds the employee’s rate of pay if he or she cannot work because of the need to care for an individual who is quarantined or to care for a child whose school or day care is closed due to COVID-19.

Every employee, regardless of tenure, is eligible for two weeks of paid sick time for COVID-19 reasons. In addition, employees who have been with the company for at least 30 days are eligible for the additional 10 weeks of paid leave. Public health emergency leave is available only to those affected by the coronavirus.

Certain employers with under 50 employees may be exempt from the new paid leave requirements.

About Finney Law Firm, LLC

Founded in 2014, FLF has grown to 15 attorneys located in offices in Eastgate and downtown Cincinnati with five major practice areas: Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Commercial Litigation and Public Interest and Constitutional Litigation.  FLF has the unique claim to three 9-0 victories at the United States Supreme Court for its public interest practice along with breakthrough class action work.

FLF also has an affiliated title insurance company, Ivy Pointe Title, LLC, that closes and insures nearly a thousand commercial and residential real estate transactions annually.

For more information about Finney Law Firm, visit finneylawfirm.com.

Media Contact: Mickey McClanahan; mickey@finneylawfirm.isoc.net; 513.797.2850.

 

The Right of Shareholders to Inspect Corporate Records
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Shareholders have common law and statutory rights to inspect and copy the records and books of corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs). These rights exist so that shareholders are able to ascertain whether corporate management is being properly conducted and so that they have accurate information when voting on corporate issues.

These rights don’t often need to be exercised in public corporations, which are required by law to disclose their financial information regularly. But for privately held corporations, the right of inspection is a vital way for shareholders to keep tabs on management and finances.

UnderKentucky law, a shareholder may inspect and copy any of the following documents by providing the corporation with five business days’ written notice:

  • Articles of incorporation and all amendments to them
  • The company’s bylaws and all amendments to them
  • Resolutions adopted by the board of directors creating a class or series of shares
  • Minutes of all shareholders’ meetings for the last three years
  • Records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting for the last three years
  • All written communications to shareholders within the last three years, including financial statements
  • A list of all the names and business addresses of the company’s current officers and directors
  • The company’s most recent annual report

Shareholders also have the right, upon five days’ notice, to inspect and copyaccounting records and shareholder records, but only if all of these conditions are met:

  • The shareholder’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.
  • The shareholder describes the purpose and the records sought with reasonable particularity.
  • The records requested are directly connected to the stated purpose.

If a corporation refuses to allow a requested inspection, the shareholder can file a lawsuit in the court of the county where the corporation’s principle office is located. If the court rules in favor of the shareholder, the corporation may be required to pay the shareholder’s costs and attorney’s fees.

About Finney Law Firm, LLC

Founded in 2014, FLF has grown to 15 attorneys located in offices in Eastgate and downtown Cincinnati with five major practice areas: Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Commercial Litigation and Public Interest and Constitutional Litigation.  FLF has the unique claim to three 9-0 victories at the United States Supreme Court for its public interest practice along with breakthrough class action work.

FLF also has an affiliated title insurance company, Ivy Pointe Title, LLC, that closes and insures nearly a thousand commercial and residential real estate transactions annually.

For more information about Finney Law Firm, visit finneylawfirm.com.

Media Contact: Mickey McClanahan;mickey@finneylawfirm.isoc.net; 513.797.2850.

 

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Author: The Right of Shareholders to Inspect Corporate Records

Shareholders have common law and statutory rights to inspect and copy the records and books of corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs). These rights exist so that shareholders are able to ascertain whether corporate management is being properly conducted and so that they have accurate information when voting on corporate issues. These rights don’t often need to be exercised in public corporations, which are required by law to disclose their financial information regularly. But for privately held corporations, the right of inspection is a vital way for shareholders to keep tabs on management and finances. Under Kentucky law, a shareholder may inspect and copy any of the following documents by providing the corporation with five business days’ written notice:

  • Articles of incorporation and all amendments to them
  • The company’s bylaws and all amendments to them
  • Resolutions adopted by the board of directors creating a class or series of shares
  • Minutes of all shareholders’ meetings for the last three years
  • Records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting for the last three years
  • All written communications to shareholders within the last three years, including financial statements
  • A list of all the names and business addresses of the company’s current officers and directors
  • The company’s most recent annual report
Shareholders also have the right, upon five days’ notice, to inspect and copy accounting records and shareholder records, but only if all of these conditions are met:
  • The shareholder’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.
  • The shareholder describes the purpose and the records sought with reasonable particularity.
  • The records requested are directly connected to the stated purpose.
If a corporation refuses to allow a requested inspection, the shareholder can file a lawsuit in the court of the county where the corporation’s principle office is located. If the court rules in favor of the shareholder, the corporation may be required to pay the shareholder’s costs and attorney’s fees. About Finney Law Firm, LLC Founded in 2014, FLF has grown to 15 attorneys located in offices in Eastgate and downtown Cincinnati with five major practice areas: Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Commercial Litigation and Public Interest and Constitutional Litigation.  FLF has the unique claim to three 9-0 victories at the United States Supreme Court for its public interest practice along with breakthrough class action work. FLF also has an affiliated title insurance company, Ivy Pointe Title, LLC, that closes and insures nearly a thousand commercial and residential real estate transactions annually. For more information about Finney Law Firm, visit finneylawfirm.com. Media Contact: Mickey McClanahan; mickey@finneylawfirm.isoc.net; 513.797.2850.