President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA provides $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus, which includes, in addition to subsidies for employer-provided benefits plans, a...more
On October 31, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order 205.2 which introduced new travel guidelines modifying the quarantine requirements for out-of-state travelers and giving covered individuals the...more
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) published revisions to its temporary regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). ...more
On August 3, 2020, Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down four provisions of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) regulations (Final...more
On April 22, 2020, the New York City Council referred three bills to committee: two of which would greatly affect the employment practices of "essential businesses" (as defined in guidance implementing Governor Cuomo's "New...more
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S2374 into law, extending New Jersey’s Family Leave Act to provide job-protected leave to an employee who needs to care for a family member regarding the...more
On April 1, 2020, contemporaneous with the effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or the Act), the Department of Labor (USDOL) published temporary regulations concerning interpretation and...more
Last Wednesday, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), in response to the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The FFCRA goes into effect by no later than April 2, 2020....more
In our prior blog post concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), we summarized the new federal legislation extending leave benefits to employees affected by the spread of COVID-19 and stated that further...more
Yesterday, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in response to the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The FFCRA goes into effect on April 2, 2020. ...more