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Brooks Pierce

Availability of Health Insurance Subsidy Requires Employers to Act

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA” or the “Act”), another piece of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the Act provides premium...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Colorado’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

Joining just a handful of other states with similar laws, Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative in the November 2020 election—Proposition 118—creating a state-run insurance program that will provide paid family and...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 # 20

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In Washington - Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) confirmed during a call with GOP conference and White House officials that the Senate will not reconvene until after Labor Day. During the call, White House chief of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Update: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Increases Funds Available to Hospitals and Health Care...

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On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act was signed into law, appropriating $75 billion for hospitals and other eligible health care providers for health care related expenses or lost...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Small Business Financial Relief Through the Paycheck Protection Program

The CARES Act provides $350 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program to allow the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee 100% loans (with interest rates not to exceed 4%) made by local SBA preferred lenders to...more

Perkins Coie

Business Immigration Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Companies affected by COVID-19 must carefully consider immigration implications for all foreign national and expat employees, including issues of immigration compliance. Those businesses with employees working in the United...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Integrity and Oversight Processes in CARES Act Warrant Careful Review

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The COVID-19 crisis has spurred unprecedented government action on multiple fronts, including the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security legislation (the “CARES Act”). The legislation is...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

CARES Act and FFCRA Revenue Stream Options for Nonprofit Organizations

Depending on size and tax-exemption status, nonprofit organizations may be eligible for federal relief. Nonprofit organizations can qualify for financial relief under certain provisions of the CARES Act, which is designed to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Applying for a CARES Act Loan? Take Three Simple Steps Now to Avoid Government Scrutiny Later

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The COVID-19 virus crush is upon us at this moment. Like in 2008 with TARP, the government has invited businesses around the country to apply for CARES Act relief to help survive this pandemic...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID 19: Treasury Department Releases Answers to the Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked...

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The Treasury Department has recently published the Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions (PPP FAQs). The Treasury Department’s publication provides businesses and lenders desperate guidance related to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The U.S. Small Business Administration Releases Additional Paycheck Protection Guidance

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On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of Treasury, issued a frequently asked questions page (the “FAQs”) as additional guidance on the implementation...more

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State and Local Government Assistance from the CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides an estimated $2 trillion stimulus package to assist individuals, small and medium-sized business as well as state and local governments during the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Treasury/SBA Issue Additional Key Guidance for Paycheck Protection Program

Late on April 6, 2020, the Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) jointly issued additional guidance in the form of FAQs addressing key points under the Paycheck Protection Program (Program)....more

Morgan Lewis

CARES Act Brings Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll Tax Changes

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With broad bipartisan support, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act or Act), signed into law by the president on March 27, provides a $2 trillion economic stimulus and contains numerous and...more

Foley Hoag LLP

COVID-19 Considerations for Certain Compensation and Employee Benefit Arrangements

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As the economic repercussion of the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming increasingly severe, employers should consider its potential impact on the design and administration of various compensation and employee benefit arrangements....more

Epstein Becker & Green

The CARES Act: What Employers Need to Know (Part II): Impact on Certain Retirement and Group Health Plans, and Executive...

In Part I of our Act Now Advisory on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), we addressed numerous aspects of the Act, including provisions on (i) paid sick and family leave; (ii) the...more

A&O Shearman

Qualified Retirement Plans During COVID-19: The CARES Act and Other Considerations

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If you are a decision-maker or part of a COVID-19 response team at a U.S. business, you are making urgent, daily decisions that affect the health and wellbeing of your workers, customers and suppliers, as well as the...more

Bracewell LLP

CARES Act – Bracewell Employment and Tax Lawyers Weigh In

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act, an emergency relief bill providing roughly $2 trillion to businesses and individuals, aims to provide relief...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CARES Act Provides Much-Needed Stimulus for U.S. Businesses, Individuals

On March 27, 2020, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses, which in aggregate greatly exceeds the financial package...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

COVID-19: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program

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Small business, small agricultural cooperatives and most nonprofits in all 50 states and US territories impacted by COVID-19 are eligible to apply for a low interest loan under the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What do Employer’s Need to Know Following the Passage of California’s New Law on Independent Contractor Misclassification?

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On September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5, which clarifies when workers should be considered “employees” under the California Labor Code and the California Unemployment Insurance Code,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - December 2016

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This month Richard Zall, Chair of Proskauer's Health Care Department, explores developments likely to occur with respect to the Affordable Care Act as a result of the new administration. In our Rulings, Filings and...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling: Employee Benefit Plan, Tax, and Employment Considerations

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Court's holding makes federal benefits and tax advantages available to same-sex couples but raises further questions. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in United States v. Windsor,...more

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