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In late 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) issued guidance confirming the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act’s (HFWA) provision entitling all employees to up to...more
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
Philadelphia has joined a growing list of localities to require employers to provide employees paid COVID-19-related sick leave. When the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired on December 31,...more
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
On March 19, 2021 Governor Newsom signed into law SB 95 (adding sections 248.2 and 248.3 to the Labor Code), which requires employers to pay California employees up to two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave...more
SB 95, recently signed into law by Governor Newsom, provides immediate COVID-19 paid sick leave protections for many California employees. The new law continues and expands the requirements for COVID-19-related sick pay ...more
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
The latest COVID-19 relief law, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), extends the payroll tax credit for emergency paid sick leave and expanded Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave first enacted by the Families First...more
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
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
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
In 2020, employers navigated mandatory shut downs and significant changes in the workplace. Remote work, virtual meetings, mask wearing, sanitizing stations and de-densifying have all become essential components of work...more
As we previously discussed, employers with fewer than 500 employees will no longer be legally required to provide employees with leaves of absence under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). As of January 1,...more
On February 9, 2021, the Sonoma County, California Board of Supervisors enacted an urgency ordinance that, effective immediately, expands coverage under its emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance while clarifying and/or...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required employers to provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for reasons related to COVID-19. That mandate expired on December 31, 2020. The mandated...more
Employers were required to distribute and file Forms W-2 by February 1. To the extent they have not already done so, employers should confirm that any leave wages paid in 2020 pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus...more
In January 2021, President Biden announced his administration’s proposed COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan (the Plan), which would revive the federal mandate for employers to provide paid sick and paid FMLA...more
On February 2, 2021, the Santa Rosa, California City Council voted to extend and make changes to its emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance that had expired at the end of 2020. Leading up to the meeting, proposed...more
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
On January 19, 2021, Oakland, California’s city council enacted an emergency ordinance extending and modifying its existing emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance. The extension is effective retroactively from December...more
There has been extensive reporting on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill just released by President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. News reports have highlighted key aspects of the plan including additional $1,400...more
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
Extension of Credit for Paid Leave Provided When There Is No State or Local Law Mandating Such Paid Leave The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) amended many provisions. It amended the employer credit under...more
As we explained in a recent post, as of January 1, 2021, COVID-19 leave is no longer mandated under the federal Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA), although covered employers who voluntarily provide paid leave...more
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