PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - DOL’s Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - COVID-19 Edition - Deadline Extensions Impacting HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA
What's Next for the Paycheck Protection Program? by Lindsey Berwick and John Wittenberg
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule to increase the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain renewal categories from 180 days to up to...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed extending the deadline for certain companies to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and report their beneficial ownership information (BOI) from 30...more
The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 added Section 10D to the Exchange Act, which requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to direct national securities exchanges to prohibit the listing of issuers that do not develop and...more
Governor Newsom recently announced that California will enact another COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave program, which essentially revives the 2021 supplemental paid sick leave program that expired last year on September...more
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice extending Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan...more
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will be extending Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, until November 2022. It also has officially set out the application procedures for Burmese...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be extended automatically from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. However, this announcement did...more
On March 18, 2021, the Biden administration extended ongoing travel restrictions along the United States-Canada and United States-Mexico land ports of entry through April 21, 2021. The restrictions, which were previously set...more
New York State has extended the due date for personal income tax returns and related payments originally due on April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. This follows the federal tax deadline which was also extended from April 15,...more
As the COVID summer of 2020 drew to a close, the Centers for Disease Control issued a nationwide moratorium on evicting tenants from residential properties, in an effort to promote public health and stem the tide of the...more
Following an announcement from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on February 22, 2021, Texas residents and business owners suffering from the February 2021 winter storm will now have until June 15, 2021, to file certain tax...more
On December 31, 2020, the President signed a Presidential Proclamation on Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue to Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market. This proclamation extends...more
In an effort to achieve an agreement before the expiration of many of the CARES Act1 economic relief measures, on December 21, 2020, the U.S. Congress passed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
The employee retention tax credit aimed at helping businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic will be extended and expanded under the new stimulus bill recently passed by Congress and awaiting President Trump’s...more
As in prior years, the IRS has provided relief for employers preparing to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) information reporting requirements in early 2021 for the 2020 calendar year. In particular, Notice...more
When we thought times were bad enough with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread social unrest in our country, the West Coast, including the Pacific Northwest, was struck with unprecedented wildfires and massive windstorms,...more
To help its business customers with CCPA compliance efforts, Facebook has implemented the “Limited Data Use” feature which restricts how Facebook uses personal information of California individuals that it collects or...more
Due to COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced extensions of deadlines to pay various taxes and file various tax returns. Although some of these extension dates are different, most are automatically granted to...more
In early April, the IRS provided relief to taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by postponing due dates with respect to certain taxpayer and government acts. See Notice 2020-23. Earlier this month, the IRS granted...more
In response to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, the IRS has given investors an extension of time to invest in Qualified Opportunity Zone projects, and has given Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOFs”) and Qualified Opportunity...more
The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the IRS and the Treasury Department, recently issued new rules extending key deadlines for health, retirement, and welfare plans subject to ERISA and the Internal Revenue...more
On May 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-35, providing additional administrative relief with respect to certain employment taxes, employee benefit plans, exempt organizations, individual retirement...more
PPP Loan Proceeds Return Date Extended - On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that public companies receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, who...more
On May 4, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) jointly issued a new final rule that temporarily extends time frames in which eligible employees can elect COBRA health insurance coverage and...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided taxpayers with needed relief by delaying the due dates with respect to various filings and payments during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This relief has been announced in...more