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Are Employers Required to Pay For Employee Time Spent Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine?

Although millions of people in the United States have been vaccinated since COVID-19 vaccine distribution began in December 2020, a large percentage of the population still remains unvaccinated. ...more

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Retroactive Payments: California Enacts Expanded COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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On March 29, 2021, a new law took effect in California requiring most employers to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees for a variety of COVID-19-related circumstances. The new law, approved by Governor Newsom on...more

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Understanding the Key Provisions Impacting Employers

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. In addition to providing nearly $2 trillion of monetary relief for individuals and business sectors impacted by the...more

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Governor Signs Law Providing Additional Paid Leave to Employees for COVID-Related Absences

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On March 19, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 95 into law, providing extended paid leave (an additional 80 hours) to employees who take a leave of absence from their jobs for COVID-19-related reasons. The bill is an...more

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Key Amendments To FFCRA & California’s New COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements

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March 2021 brought a variety of legislative changes impacting California employers. On March 11, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act)....more

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Voluntary FFCRA Leave Expanded and Extended Until September 30, 2021

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As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, employers with fewer than 500 employees may continue receiving tax credits for...more

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How Does the American Rescue Plan Change FFCRA Paid Leave Options, and Should Employers Pass on This Benefit to Their Employees?

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Employer obligations to provide paid sick and family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ended on December 31, 2020. On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act...more

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Paid Leave and Payroll Tax Credits Under the American Rescue Plan

Employers wading through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act may be wondering how it impacts paid leave and payroll tax credits made available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), enacted back in...more

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SB 95: California Provides Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19

On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 providing a new form of COVID-19 related paid sick leave for many California workers. The law will become effective on March 29, 2021, and applies...more

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New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Scheme Is Imposed On Employers Operating In California

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Beginning Monday, March 29, 2021, employers must begin providing California employees a new form of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The new version reaches small and large employers alike and mandates that employers...more

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California Legislature Sends New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Bill to Governor for Signature

Within days, California employers may have to provide employees with even more COVID-19–related paid leave. On March 18, 2021, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 95, which creates new Labor Code Section 248.2 and...more

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Latest COVID-19 Relief Package Provides Tax Credits for Voluntary Paid Sick and Family Leave

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which extends tax credits for private employers with 499 or fewer U.S. employees that voluntarily decide to provide emergency paid...more

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FFCRA Extended Through September 30, 2021 With Some Key Amendments

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Late last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021.  Most of the news reports have focused on the $1,400 stimulus checks that many Americans will receive....more

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The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Labor and Employment Activity (UPDATED)

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In week eight, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the House’s passage of the PRO Act labor law reform bill, and the upcoming Senate confirmation...more

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The American Rescue Plan: Update for Employers Providing FFCRA Leave in 2021

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As discussed in "New Coronavirus Relief Legislation Impacts Employers in Two Key Areas" the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid leave mandates expired January 1, 2021 and there is presently no requirement...more

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The New FFCRA Under The American Rescue Plan Act

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Earlier today, a divided Congress approved the American Rescue Plan Act. The Act was the result of President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan. President Biden is expected to sign the Act into law as early...more

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Better Late Than Never: How Employers May (Finally) Benefit from Recent Changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Although most everyone on planet Earth was jumping for joy as 2020 came to an end, many employers had another reason to celebrate. With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) on December 27,...more

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

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFRCA”) ended by its terms on Dec. 31, 2020. Although many expected the FFCRA protections to be extended due to the continuing pandemic, only a portion of the FFCRA was extended...more

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Second COVID-19 stimulus does not extend FFCRA’s paid leave requirements; Tax credits extend through March 31

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021. The Act, although it includes $900 billion in stimulus relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, does not extend the paid leave...more

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Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

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Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

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Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional

The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more

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Year-End Stimulus Bill Permits, but Does Not Mandate, Extension of FFCRA Leave

Late on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law an omnibus stimulus bill. The new legislation contained much needed extensions of unemployment benefits that have supported many Americans who have experienced...more

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New Relief Bill Does Not Extend FFCRA Requirements but Does Encourage Voluntary Extension

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As passed back in March 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)’s Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA) requirements by which employers with less than 500...more

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[Webinar] 12th Annual Employment Law Update - Part 2 - January 21st, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Join us (virtually) for a two-part program as we recap 2020 hot topics in employment law and look ahead to 2021. The two programs will cover different topics so please sign up for both. Topics will include: - COVID – Best...more

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[Webinar] 12th Annual Employment Law Update - Part 1 - January 19th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Join us (virtually) for a two-part program as we recap 2020 hot topics in employment law and look ahead to 2021. The two programs will cover different topics so please sign up for both. Topics will include: - COVID –...more

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