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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. This sweeping tax and spending package affects large swaths of the US economy. Though reduced significantly from the original House...more
On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted into law with President Donald Trump’s signature. Although the OBBBA’s tax and spending provisions tend to receive greater media attention, it also contains...more
The Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, spans nearly 900 pages and touches numerous aspects of federal policy. Nestled within this lengthy legislation are employee benefits provisions that...more
The ever-changing landscape of state government requires businesses across all industries to stay informed on the happenings in Madison. Welcome to the November issue of the Capitol Connection....more
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220–213. Supported by the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats, the controversial bill heads to the Senate for...more
The COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave statute was signed into law a month ago and, despite a FAQ issued by the California Labor Commissioner, employers were faced with uncertainty as to whether their employee’s leave...more
For this second installment in our legislative update series we have a status report on the employment-related bills discussed in our previous alert, as well as a survey of the bills that have since been introduced related to...more
On December 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 a small portion of which, the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020, (Relief Act) extends and modifies certain relief to...more
It may seem like a lifetime ago, but the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has only been in effect since March. Just as employers have become comfortable with the law’s paid leave and other provisions, FFCRA is...more
The DOL recently updated its guidance regarding when childcare leave can be taken under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (or “FFCRA”). FFCRA requires most employers to provide employees with up to 12 weeks of...more
Yesterday we issued an ealert (click here) that advised you the Department of Labor finally issued its detailed regulations for the FFCRA. Upon closer review, we have found the DOL expanded the definition of “Child Care...more
UPDATED - We have updated several items as clarifications have been made. We will continue to update as more frequently asked questions are posed. When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("CRA"),...more
Employers with fewer than 500 employees (“Eligible Employers”) are required to provide paid leave for employees on leave due to (1) their own COVID-19 related health needs...more
The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) collectively, the "agencies," issued a press release Friday, March 20 updating employers required to provide paid leave to...more
Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a dependent parent, or a child with a disability, but there is a tax credit available to help working caregivers defray the costs...more
As we discussed recently, this was a significant week in the California Legislature, as the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees decided the fate of hundreds of bills in announcing which bills made it off the...more