Appeal Deadline Looms Over DOL Virus Paid-Leave Regulations (1)

The U.S. Justice Department faced a Friday deadline to appeal a federal court decision striking down core aspects of the Labor Department’s original paid-leave rule for workers affected by Covid-19, but the administration appears to have issued its final response weeks ago.

The administration may be content missing the due date because DOL issued a revised rule last month that addressed elements of the Aug. 3 ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyers monitoring the case said.

No DOJ appeal had been filed by the close of business and media representatives for the ...