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World of Employment
Out with the Old, in with the New: Employers Should Expect Changes Under a Biden Administration
In case you missed it (did anyone miss it?), President Joe Biden was sworn into office yesterday. Although workplace issues are hardly the only pressing item on the new President’s…
Benefits Law Advisor
Mandatory COVID-19 Benefits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act Have Ended, Now What?
In March 2020, when Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) with a sunset date of December 31, 2020, few anticipated the COVID-19 pandemic would be ongoing into…
FMLA Insights
FFCRA FAQ: Answers to the Most Common Questions Employers are Asking Now That FFCRA Leave is Purely Voluntary
By Jeff Nowak
As we turn the page to a new year, employers covered by FFCRA face a host of questions now that FFCRA is purely voluntary. For instance, employers are navigating questions…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
The City of San Jose Extends and Expands Its Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
The City of San Jose recently passed an ordinance extending its supplemental paid sick leave ordinance until June 30, 2021 and expanding it to apply to all employers with employees…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
The FFCRA – Was It Extended and What Does It Mean?
As we have previously discussed, last spring’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was designed to provide temporary paid leave benefits due to COVID-19 for employees of U.S. employers with…
Tax Controversy Report
Congress Enhances Significant Tax Breaks for Businesses in Consolidated Appropriations Act
By Maureen Monaghan and Adam Young The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), signed into law on December 27, 2020, amends certain tax provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide
FFCRA COVID-19 leave is voluntary for Q1 2021
By George W. Ingham, Amy Folsom Kett
Employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA or the Act) should be aware that they are no longer required to provide paid leave to employees for the…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
With Federal COVID-19 Leave Ending, Leave Laws in D.C. and Elsewhere Take Center Stage
By Janea J. Hawkins, Matthew F. Nieman, Teresa Burke Wright
When the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired on December 31, 2020, COVID-19-related leave was no longer assured for many employees throughout the United States unless another law,…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
What the Expiration of COVID-19 Paid Leave Laws Means for California Employers
By Ashley Hirano, Robert Foster, Jenna Mennona
For much of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many California employees have utilized leave entitlements through federal, state, and local paid sick leave statutes and ordinances. As of December 31, 2020,…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
Department of Labor Provides Guidance Related to the Expiration of the FFCRA
Originally effective on April 1, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) required certain employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide their employees with paid sick leave or…