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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from March 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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Funny You Should Ask: FAQs Regarding Paid Leave Under The American Rescue Plan Act - UPDATED April 2021 #1

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As previously discussed, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Act extends and expands payroll tax credits until September 30, 2021, for employers who...more

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What the American Rescue Plan Means for Employers

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The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides $1.9 trillion dollars in economic stimulus for individuals, certain companies, and municipalities. This blog focuses specifically on what the ARP means for employers....more

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Expands Voluntary Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave

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With the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), employers with fewer than 500 employees may continue to collect tax credits for voluntarily providing expanded leave originally provided under the Families...more

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Navigating the American Rescue Plan’s Employment-Related Provisions

On March 12, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) was signed into law, providing an estimated $1.9 trillion stimulus package to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the ARP’s key provisions include a...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The American Rescue Plan And The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 10, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and President Biden signed it into law the next day. There are several provisions of the American Rescue Plan that relate to employment law. The focus of this...more

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New FFCRA Leave Starts April 1, 2021

As most employers know, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect in April of 2020 and required employers with less than 500 employees to provide certain forms of paid COVID-related leave to...more

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Funny You Should Ask: FAQs Regarding Paid Leave Under The American Rescue Plan Act

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As previously discussed, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Act extends and expands payroll tax credits until September 30, 2021, for employers who...more

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Have You Thought About ... What the Latest Voluntary Extension to the FFCRA Means to Employers?

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFRCA”), which required that employers of fewer than 500 employees provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“EPSL”) and Expanded Family and Medical Leave (“EFML”) to eligible employees...more

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The American Rescue Plan Act Incentivizes Employers to Continue Paid FFCRA Leave

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which became law on March 11, 2021, extends and expands an employer’s opportunities to receive payroll tax credits for employee paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: March 2021 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Employment Law Now V-94- A Hodge Podge of Significant New Employment Law Developments

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This episode addresses significant changes from OSHA and the DOL, the new and expanded FFCRA, and the first state to require paid leave to get vaccinated....more

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FFCRA and Unemployment Changes Under the American Rescue Plan

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The American Rescue Plan of 2021 (the Rescue Plan) is a massive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief package that contains some key employment-related provisions. The Rescue Plan provides additional benefits to...more

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The American Rescue Plan Act: How the New Legislation Affects Employers

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Within this $1.9 trillion relief Bill, Congress extended certain previously enacted COVID-19 stimulus package provisions and expanded on...more

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FFCRA Update: What the March 2021 Federal Stimulus Bill Means for COVID-19-Related Leave

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On March 10, 2021, Congress passed its landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, and President Biden signed the bill into law on March 11.  The bill does not require employers to continue offering Families First...more

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Update: Colorado Issues Clarifying Rules on Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave

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As we previously reported, Colorado’s latest paid sick leave law, the “Healthy Families and Workplaces Act” (“Act”), was signed by Governor Jared Polis on July 14, 2020, requiring employers in the state to provide paid sick...more

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FFCRA Update: What the March 2021 Federal Stimulus Bill Means for COVID-19-Related Leave

On March 10, 2021, Congress passed its landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, and President Biden signed the bill into law on March 11.  The bill does not require employers to continue offering Families First...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: What Can Employers Expect from the Biden Administration?

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson, Evandro Gigante, and Allan Bloom discuss key potential employment law changes under the Biden Administration.  Tune in as we explore an evolving legal landscape...more

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FFCRA Update and Electronic Workplace Posters

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The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance regarding optional extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and electronic posting of required employment law notices as...more

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Mandatory COVID-19 Benefits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act Have Ended, Now What?

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In March 2020, when Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) with a sunset date of December 31, 2020, few anticipated the COVID-19 pandemic would be ongoing into 2021. Several similar state and...more

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Updated: Temporary FFCRA Regulations Clarify Leave, Small Business Exemption - January 2020

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On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published temporary regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that are intended to clarify the scope and application of leaves under the FFCRA...more

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The DOL’s Updated Guidance on the Expired FFCRA—It Will Still Enforce Pre-December 31, 2020 FFCRA Violations

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As relayed in our late December piece titled: “It’s Official, the FFCRA Expires This Year. Tax Credits Available to Employers that Voluntarily Provide Paid Leave for COVID-19 Absences,” mandated FFCRA paid leave expired on...more

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Employer Considerations For Determining Whether To Continue Providing FFCRA Leave After Law’s Expiration

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After much heated negotiation in passing Stimulus 2.0, Congress reached a compromise on employee COVID-19 leave, allowing the leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to expire on December 31,...more

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2021: We Thought You Would Never Get Here, and Now that You Are, What Can Employers Expect

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Never before have we welcomed a year with quite the hope and exuberance as we welcome 2021. While some good things did happen in 2020, for most employers, 2020 added layers of complexity to the role of human resources that...more

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What the Expiration of COVID-19 Paid Leave Laws Means for California Employers

For much of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many California employees have utilized leave entitlements through federal, state, and local paid sick leave statutes and ordinances. As of December 31, 2020, however, the federal...more

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