Congress just released the text of the $900 billion stimulus bill. The bill, which is over 5,000 pages long, has provisions for extending tax credits for employers that voluntarily provide paid leave under the Families First...more
On Monday, August 3, 2020, a New York federal judge struck down four components of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulations that implemented the emergency paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus...more
8/5/2020
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Unemployment filings in Oklahoma, and elsewhere, are at an all-time high due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) recently stated that is has paid more than $432 million in...more
The U.S. Department of Labor just recently updated its Q&A on the Families First Coronavirus Reponse Act, providing additional, much-needed guidance to employers. The interpretation and implementation to the FFCRA is changing...more