3/23/2021 2:47:57 PM Congress extends payroll tax credits to employers voluntarily providing FFCRA paid leave and expands leave provisions By Michele Gehrke Mona Razani Nat Ochoa As of January 2021, providing FFCRA paid leave is optional. Employers choosing to provide FFCRA Paid Leave to their employees on a...
2/23/2021 10:29:01 PM Brief refresher for California employers: 2021 updates to local COVID-19 paid sick leave requirements By Michele Gehrke Brittany Hernandez Brandon Nhan Nhan The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), requiring employers with 50-500 employees[1] to provide supplemental paid sick leave...
11/19/2020 8:07:13 PM Pennsylvania employers and employees receive the gift of new post-travel testing/quarantine requirements for the holiday season (Part II) By James Holt Mariah McGrogan Marguerite Goglia As addressed in Part 1 of this article, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued new orders on November 17, 2020 targeted at...
5/28/2020 5:15:43 PM Philadelphia councilmembers propose bill to increase paid sick leave for many federally excluded employees By Halber Armstrong Gavin Carpenter On May 1, 2020, Councilmember Kendra Brooks (At Large) announced a proposed bill, co-sponsored by Helen Gym (At Large) and Bobby Henon...
5/28/2020 2:59:50 PM Employers Beware: Post-pandemic litigation traps By Halber Armstrong Leora Grushka As shutdown orders begin to subside and states across the nation take steps toward reopening, employers should prepare for a potential...
4/9/2020 5:58:03 PM Los Angeles emergency order mandates supplemental paid sick leave for large employers By Michele Gehrke Mark Phillips Fatemeh Mashouf On April 7, 2020, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti suspended a paid sick leave ordinance by the Los Angeles City Council and signed an...
3/31/2020 11:00:12 PM FFCRA payroll tax credits: Here’s how it works By Hannah Sorcic Allison Sizemore Amy Harwath Updated April 4, 2020 Effective April 1, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain private sector...
3/31/2020 1:57:28 PM Counting employees under FFCRA and the CARES Act is not necessarily as easy as 1-2-3 By Michael Correll Peter Stuhldreher Michael Lombardino The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), both enacted...