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COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Returning to California Workplaces

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In the midst of the winter COVID-19 surge, Governor Newsom and California legislative leaders have agreed to fast-track a plan to provide emergency COVID-19 relief. As part of that package, another allotment of Paid Sick...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

IRS Updates American Rescue Plan Act Guidance

On July 29, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 Guidance (the Guidance). As a reminder, private sector employers with fewer than...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Updated Guidance Regarding Tax Credits Under the American Rescue Plan

Under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), certain private-sector and governmental employers may claim refundable tax credits which provide reimbursement for the cost of providing Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...more

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Tax Credit Provides Direct Relief for COVID-19 Leave

Takeaway: Intended to provide direct relief to small businesses, the ARP employer tax credit provides an excellent opportunity for employers to reduce their tax liability....more

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Employers Receive Clarification From California Labor Commissioner Through Updated FAQs Regarding 2021 Supplemental Paid Sick...

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The COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave statute was signed into law a month ago and, despite a FAQ issued by the California Labor Commissioner, employers were faced with uncertainty as to whether their employee’s leave...more

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Rescue Plan Update: The State of FFCRA and Other State COVID-19 Paid Leave

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law, providing an estimated $1.9 trillion in stimulus to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the various relief provisions are updates...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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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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Coming Back (or Staying Gone) for More: ARPA Extends Tax Credits for Providing COVID-19 Leave

Just when you had your COVID-19 leave policies in place, Congress goes and passes new legislation: the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Remember, as we outlined in a previous blog post, the Families First Coronavirus Response...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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Employers: Here's Your "Quick Hitter Guide" for the American Rescue Plan Act's Impact on COBRA and FFCRA

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, includes a whole host of requirements and provisions impacting private employers, their employees, and the benefit plans they offer....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Part I: American Rescue Plan Act - What Employers Need to Know

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, or the “Act”), which created certain additional benefits for employees about which employers should be aware. Extension of FFRCA...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Extension and Expansion of Payroll Credits for FFCRA Style Paid Sick and Paid Family Leave

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law. Notably, the law did not create a new mandate of paid sick and family leave. Instead, the ARPA simply extended and expanded the...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

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

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

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

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

Husch Blackwell LLP

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Additional Employee Benefits Relief in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

President Biden signed The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) into law on March 11, 2021, adding new employee benefits relief and providing extensions of prior COVID-19 relief. In our prior Alert[1] we discussed ARPA’s...more

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Virtual Town Hall - The Path Forward: One Year Later

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As we digest the tremendous changes in labor and workplace management in 2020, we must use those experiences to shape our future. How do we utilize those experiences to navigate the path forward? How will we transition back...more

DirectEmployers Association

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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Congress Extends Tax Credits for Voluntary COVID-Related Sick Leave and Emergency Family Leave

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On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) took effect. While most of the media attention was on the stimulus payments to individuals and the overall cost of the act, this legislation also extended the tax...more

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Voluntary FFCRA Leave Expanded and Extended Through September 2021

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law. Among other things, the ARPA extends tax credits available to employers with fewer than 500 employees who voluntarily choose to...more

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COVID-19: Congress Extends FFCRA Payroll Tax Credit through September, With Some New Wrinkles

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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

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