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OBBBA’s impact on employee benefit plans, programs, and arrangements

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/29/2025

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

How Dealerships Can Balance School Re-Openings And COVID-19 Leave

Fisher Phillips on 11/3/2020

The school year is several months underway, and re-opening plans vary widely for schools across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some schools have transitioned to a distance, or remote, learning model, which require...more

Pandemic's Impact on Women and Caregivers: A Wake-Up Call for Employers - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/2/2020

Employers fear that the COVID-19 pandemic could undo recent progress towards workforce equity, with women and caregivers leaving the workforce in droves. Flexible time off, remote work policies, and employee benefits, like...more

Back-to-School during COVID-19: A Pierce Atwood Q&A for Employers

Pierce Atwood LLP on 9/4/2020

As schools throughout New England finalize their plans for the fall semester, many employees are faced with an ongoing need to care or facilitate education for their school-aged children on a part-time or even full-time...more

DOL Updates FFCRA Leave and PUA Unemployment Benefits Q&A's to Address Eligibility When Schools Go Remote

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/2/2020

Who Needs to Know - Employers covered by the FFCRA with employees requesting leave to care for children whose schools are implementing total or partial virtual instruction models and/or individuals potentially eligible...more

As Schools Reopen, U.S. Department of Labor Issues FAQs on Childcare Leave Under the FFCRA

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/1/2020

The beginning of the school year has added to a mire of uncertainty of how to manage work and family in our current COVID-19 world. Some schools have reopened to full-time in-person classes, while others have adopted...more

DOL Adds FAQs On School Reopening and FFCRA

Ruder Ware on 8/31/2020

Today the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published responses to three new frequently asked questions for regarding qualifying for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in...more

How New Jersey Employers Can Balance School Re-Openings And State Leave Laws: FAQs For Employers

Fisher Phillips on 8/24/2020

As New Jersey schools announce their re-opening plans, employers in the state are trying to understand their obligations under different federal and state leave laws. As we have seen, some schools plan to remain open several...more

How To Balance School Re-Openings And COVID-19 Workplace Leave: FAQs For Employers

Fisher Phillips on 8/21/2020

As the summer draws to a close, schools are announcing their re-opening plans, which vary widely across states and localities. Some schools plan to remain open several days a week and direct students to attend remotely the...more

An Employer's Guide for Handling Vacation Issues in the Time of COVID-19

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/30/2020

Even in more traditional times, summer posed staffing issues for most employers, as employers juggled employee vacation requests while working to maintain a functional workplace. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in...more

School’s Out For Summer: Unavailability Of Child Care And The FFCRA

Fisher Phillips on 5/28/2020

As more and more businesses plan their re-openings heading into the summer months, many employers are trying to determine how to handle employee requests for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...more

FAQs from Coronavirus Employment Webinar (Part 2)

McGlinchey Stafford on 4/7/2020

Below are the questions and topics from last week’s “Coronavirus: Bring Your Employment Questions, Part 2” webinar on March 27, presented in a Q&A format. You should speak with an attorney to clarify these topics, as every...more

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