How Employers Can Claim ARPA COBRA Subsidy Tax Credits
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a draft Form 941 (“Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return”) with associated instructions to ...
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New York Employees can use General Sick Leave to Recover from COVID-19 Vaccine
On May 27, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (NY DOL) announced that employees in New York must be permitted to ...
[Updated] California Approves Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved emergency temporary COVID-19 standards (“emergency standards”) for health and ...
Massachusetts Enacts Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed Bill H.3702 into law providing employees up to 40 hours of emergency paid sick leave (...
The EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidance, which addresses how employers can implement vaccination policies in ...
County of Los Angeles Enacts Paid Vaccine Leave Ordinance
On May 18, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors enacted an urgency ordinance (“Ordinance”) that requires employers to provide supplemental ...
Illinois Updates Permitted Qualifying Reasons under its Employee Sick Leave Act
On April 27, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 158 (“HB 158” or “amendment”), which amends the Employee Sick Leave Act (“ESLA” or “...
[Updated] Michigan Signals Enforcement of COVID-19 Health and Safety Rules
On November 10, 2020, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Michigan OSHA”) adopted an Interim Enforcement Plan specific to office work ...
[Updated] New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order (“Order”) requiring employers that require (or permit) their workers ...
[Updated] Get Ready for Washington State’s New Long-Term Care Program
Employers with Washington employees should start preparing for the Washington Long-Term Services and Support Program (“Program”), which requires employers to ...
Santa Clara County Requires Employers to Ascertain Employee Vaccination Status and Report Positive COVID-19 Cases
On May 18, 2021, the Santa Clara County Health Officer issued an Order Establishing Focused Safety Measures to Protect the Community from ...
[Updated] DOL Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Analysis But Its Fate is Uncertain
On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Final Rule interpreting independent contractor status for purposes of ...
