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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Employers Should Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law, introducing major reforms in tax and employee benefits that affect businesses and their employees. OBBBA is an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Employee Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What Employers Need to Know

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (OBBB), a sweeping piece of legislation that significantly reshapes the landscape of tax policy and public health coverage. While the bill’s...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

One not-so-big summary of the compensation and benefits law changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Act), signed into law on July 4th, contains a number of provisions that will impact employee compensation and benefits. Employers and service providers should start considering the following...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Employers Be Forewarned and Forearmed: Recent IRS Announcements Require Action on ERTC Claims

Promoters and tax advisors have extensively marketed the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) as a way for employers to reclaim Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) payroll taxes paid during the first two years of the...more

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Understanding the Key Provisions Impacting Employers

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. In addition to providing nearly $2 trillion of monetary relief for individuals and business sectors impacted by the...more

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How to Provide Employees $26,250 in Nontaxable Student Loan Repayment Assistance

The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act, recently passed as part of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” has significantly extended the tax exclusions for employer-paid student loan repayment assistance...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tell Me Again — Do We Have to Give FFCRA Leave in 2021?

2020 is in the rearview mirror. Whew!  Unfortunately, COVID-19 is not gone and certainly not forgotten. The latest hot topic has been what to do with employees who think they should get paid leave for COVID-19 reasons that...more

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Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

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Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

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Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional

The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Year-End Stimulus Bill Permits, but Does Not Mandate, Extension of FFCRA Leave

Late on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law an omnibus stimulus bill. The new legislation contained much needed extensions of unemployment benefits that have supported many Americans who have experienced...more

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New Relief Bill Does Not Extend FFCRA Requirements but Does Encourage Voluntary Extension

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As passed back in March 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)’s Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA) requirements by which employers with less than 500...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Employers Who Inadvertently Violated the FFCRA Have a Short Reprieve – Until April 17

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With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”) a reality, covered employers should remember and take refuge in the DOL’s March 24, 2020, announcement that it will not bring legal action against employers that...more

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Paid Leave and Coronavirus—Part X: Families First Act Updated FAQs and OMB Reviewing Final Regulation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) goes into effect tomorrow April 1, 2020. As covered employers prepare for the Act’s paid sick time (“PST”) and paid family medical leave...more

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: A Guide for Employers

As part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127 (the “FFCRA”) was enacted on March 18, 2020. Its effective date is April 2, 2020 and its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Coronavirus Leave under New Federal and New York Laws: Frequently Asked Questions

- The President signed the FFCRA into law on March 18, 2020. The Act will go into effect “not later than 15 days after the date of enactment” (i.e., no later than April 2, 2020). Most employers with 500 or fewer employees are...more

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Employer Tax Relief Under COVID-19 Legislation

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Much has been made of the cost to employers of the leave required by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, which have now been passed by Congress and await the President’s...more

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President signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act enacting paid sick leave and expanding FMLA

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The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to increase in the United States. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to reduce the impact of this illness on individuals and businesses alike, President Trump signed the Families...more

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[Webinar] Understanding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employment, Labor, and Tax Implications - March 20th, 1:00 pm...

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Join Ulmer attorneys William D. Edwards, Stephanie E. Harley, and Adam R. Watowicz will host a live webinar to discuss the employment, labor, and tax implications of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which was...more

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Are You Ready, Nevada? Nine New Laws for the New Year

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Don’t let hindsight be 2020. While others are enjoying the holidays and a well-deserved break, Nevada businesses should “check their lists twice” to make sure they are compliant with a host of new laws going into effect in...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (February 2019 Edition)

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In February, love was not the only thing in the air; wafting through legislative chambers across the country was the sweet smell of bills about the minimum wage, tips, and overtime. Many bills will be stood up, or ultimately...more

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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Raising the Statewide Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour

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On February 19, 2019, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” which raises the state’s minimum wage, in increments, to $15 per hour by 2025....more

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Illinois Legislature Approves Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To $15.00, Sends To Governor For Signature

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The Illinois legislature has now passed the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” under which the state’s minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour over the next six years. Governor J.B. Pritzker has stated that he...more

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[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (May Edition)

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UPDATE: Chicago has announced its July 1, 2018 minimum wage rates for tipped employees. Employers with minimum wage, tip, and overtime allergies might dread spring, but given the few developments this month, they should...more

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