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"Persona Non Grata" Film Screening
The audacious true story of the Japanese diplomat who acted against orders to save thousands of Jewish lives from Nazi extermination gets a sweeping, big-screen treatment in the epic biopic "Persona Non Grata." Tracking events from 1934 to 1955, the film follows Chiune Sugihara from his early days in Manchuria to his posting as Japan's consul in Lithuania during WWII. Caught amid the rigid policies of Japan—now bound by a treaty with Nazi Germany—and his moral awakening, Sugihara put career and family at great risk by issuing transit visas to imperiled European refugees, helping more than 6,000 Jews escape to Japanese territory. The film's international cast includes Japanese Academy Award-winning actor Toshiaki Karasawa as the selfless wartime hero Sugihara, actress Koyuki ("The Last Samurai") as his loving wife, Polish actor Borys Szyc as his right-hand man, and Agnieszka Grochowska ("In Darkness") as Russian love interest Irina. Handsomely mounted by Japanese-American director Cellin Gluck, "Persona Non Grata" is long overdue recognition of Japan's Schindler, the only Japanese recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government and honored at Yad Vashem. Prior to the screening, enjoy a reception and introduction to the film by the director. Sushi and sake will be provided by Sushi Ran. This event is sponsored by The Consulate General of Japan San Francisco, The Consulate General of Israel and AJC San Francisco.
"Persona Non Grata" Film ScreeningDate and Time
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM PDTThursday, September 12 6:00–9:30 PM
Location
Oshman Family JCC
Schultz Cultural Arts Hall
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303Fees/Admission
$20 General Public | $15 Members and J-Pass holders | $10 Students (with valid ID)
Contact Information
Esther Young | (650) 223-8678
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New Law for Employers
FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA)
The full text of the FFCRA can be found here.
The FFCRA is a new federal law that requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide two new paid leave benefits for eligible employees affected by the COVID-19 virus in 2020. This applies only to those employees (not already laid off) who are home sick. The leave requirements generally provide paid sick time or paid leave under certain circumstances (as described more fully in the notice poster, link #4, below). The FFCRA also provides tax credits that may help employers provide the paid leave benefits.
The FFCRA helps the U.S. combat workplace effects of COVID-19 by reimbursing American private employers that have fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing employees with paid leave, taken for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The law enables employers to keep workers (who are home sick with COVID-19 related illness and therefore unable to work, even remotely) on their payrolls, while at the same time ensuring that workers are not forced to choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat the virus. The Departmnt's Wage and Hour Division administers the paid leave portions of the FFCRA.
If an employer has fewer than 50 employees and providing the paid leave benefits would jeopardize the viability of the business as a going concern, the small business exemption may apply. Employers who believe they qualify for the exemption should document why the business meets the exemption criteria unless and until the Department of Labor issues additional guidance on claiming the exemption.
Effective April 1, 2020, employers are required to properly notify their employees of the new FFCRA leave benefits and implement the requirements.
Below are links to important resources that contain compliant employee notices, guidance, and recommendations for employers subject to the FFCRA.
- Department of Labor: COVID-19 and the American Workplace
- Fact Sheet: FFCRA – Employee Paid Leave Rights (in English)
- Fact Sheet: FFCRA – Employer Paid Leave Requirements (in English)
- Compliant FFCRA notice poster for private-sector employees (in English)
- Department of Labor FAQ for the FFCRA employee notice poster
courtesy of Montgomery & Hansen, LLP