On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“American Rescue Act”). In addition to the widely touted direct stimulus payments and extension of the $300 federal unemployment...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), passed by Congress on December 21, 2020 and signed by the President six days later, is 5,593 pages long. While they didn’t garner a lot of attention in the mainstream...more
Since it was signed into law on March 18, 2020, confusion surrounding certain provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) has left employers concerned about their compliance. The recent...more
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act has passed the Senate, the House, and has been signed into law by the President on March 27,...more
On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law. The new law requires most employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide expanded FMLA leave and paid sick leave for certain...more
On Saturday, the United States House of Representatives, in a bipartisan effort, passed an economic relief bill, H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which is expected to go to vote in the Senate early...more
On November 22, 2016, Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) updated white collar...more
As of May 7, 2013, all employers in the United States are required to use the revised Form I-9 for new hires and reverifications of existing employees. Employers should download the new form and make sure the revision date in...more