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
Summary - The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) is the second largest stimulus bill in legislative history and includes labor-related spending initiatives, an extension of unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies, an...more
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
Before we dive into this week's stimulus-focused update, we here at the PMN are excited to announce the new Policy Matters Podcast. Policy issues often have long term widespread and pervasive impact on businesses. Not only...more
On Dec. 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Congress did not extend the mandate to provide leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), but did extend the...more
After months of deadlock, a $900 billion stimulus package promises direct payments, unemployment benefits and small business aid. On December 27, President Trump signed into law a $900 billion COVID relief package and a...more
Updated on December 31, 2020 On March 28, we published a QuickStudy outlining the relevant unemployment provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the “CARES Act”, signed into law by President...more
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed an approximately $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, which, if signed into law, would extend certain unemployment insurance (UI) provisions found in the CARES Act that was passed in...more
While much attention is currently focused on whether Congress will extend, in whole or in part, the emergency $600 increase in unemployment insurance benefits (“UI”) that, until July 31, 2020, had been provided by the CARES...more
Democrats and Republicans launch negotiations, each envisioning a broad-scale extension of previous efforts to stem the economic damage from COVID-19. Senate Republicans and House Democrats have both put forth proposals...more
Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more
Today, May 5, 2020, New Jersey will start making its first payments under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program announced as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 27....more
With New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement yesterday (May 4, 2020) that the state’s primary and secondary schools will remain closed through the end of the current school year, employers and employees who are the...more
California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) Unemployment Insurance program has implemented new procedures and temporary policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal legislation implementing the...more
The Delaware Department of Labor runs the state’s unemployment benefits program. The Department of Labor has posted guidance and issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to COVID-19 that can be found here....more