On Friday March 27th, the House passed, and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In addition to direct support for individuals, this massive relief bill includes a number of provisions which will be significant to nearly...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a model notice on their website today which also includes fact sheets, Q&A, and a field assistance bulletin. It provides information on common issues employers and employees face when responding to COVID-19, and its...
The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Department of Labor announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them,...
We are seeing an unprecedented situation that is constantly evolving and want to keep you updated. To further keep you up to date, we are sponsoring a webinar on Monday, March 23rd to discuss HR 6021 and other coronavirus related employment concerns. Our first session...
On Wednesday March 18th, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201). We previously wrote about this bill on Monday March 16th and the final version is broadly similar. The bill is set to go into effect within 15 days of enactment.The...
Late Friday evening, the House of Representative passed HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a vote of 363 to 40. The text of the bill was negotiated with the Trump Administration and the President has signaled his support for the bill. Although the...
On Tuesday, March 3 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 60 cases of COVID-19 from 12 states. Twenty-two of these cases are travel-related; 11 are believed to be person-to-person spread; and for the remaining 27 the source of exposure is still...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule, on January 16, 2020, updating the definition of “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL states this revision is “in order to promote certainty for employers and...
The IRS has published Notice 2019-63 which extends the deadline for furnishing forms 1095-C and 1095-B to employees is March 2, 2020. It was previously January 31, 2020. The notice also extended “good faith effort” transition relief to employers for...
On January 31, 2020 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the Form I-9 Federal Register notice announcing a new version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification. The notice provides employers additional time to make necessary updates...
