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Employee Benefit Highlights of the ​“One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

Public Law 119-21, generally referred to as the ​“One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (the ​“Act”) and signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes several employee benefit provisions that employers will want to be aware of. Below is an...more

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What Employers Need to Know About the Employee Benefits Provisions in the OBBBA

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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

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From Telehealth to Trump Accounts: Breaking Down the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Impact on Employee Benefits

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On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law. Although most have focused on the sweeping tax reform included in the OBBB, a number of key employee benefits provisions are included in the...more

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DOJ Announces Largest Employee Retention Credit Fraud Indictment

On January 22, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of seven individuals in the largest Employee Retention Credit (ERC) fraud scheme to date. According to the indictment, the defendants filed more...more

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What Else Happened During COVID: A Recap of Non-COVID-Related Employment Law Changes in Oregon Since 2020

In early 2020, most businesses found themselves unexpectedly pivoting their focus to unprecedented operational, workforce, supply chain, and legal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have had to...more

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COBRA Subsidy Update: IRS provides penalty relief and instructions for applying Employment Tax credits

On Tuesday, the IRS published Notice 2021-24, which provides penalty relief for an employer’s failure to timely deposit Employment Taxes related to the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) COBRA subsidy credits. The Notice...more

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Update On Proposed Oregon Legislation – What Employers Need To Know

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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

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Employer Responsibilities Under the ARPA COBRA Subsidy

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a number of provisions requiring immediate action by employers. One such provision provides for a 100% federal subsidy of COBRA premiums (including the up-to-2%...more

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New 2021 Covid-19 Paid Leave And Tax Credits

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In the past week, there have been several overlapping laws enacted regarding COVID-19. On March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation which mandates that all New York employers provide paid leave of up to four...more

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Employment Law Update

US President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, the Act) on March 11, 2021. ARPA follows from weeks of negotiations in Congress and attempts to facilitate the country’s...more

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Latest COVID-19 Relief Package Provides Tax Credits for Voluntary Paid Sick and Family Leave

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which extends tax credits for private employers with 499 or fewer U.S. employees that voluntarily decide to provide emergency paid...more

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The American Rescue Plan Extends FFCRA Tax Credit, But Not The Mandate

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Plan”). The Plan is the most recent stimulus bill enacted to address the COVID-19 pandemic and it comes almost one year to the date the...more

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Updated Covid-19 Guidance For New York Employers At The New Year

New legislation and guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) have reset employer obligations regarding COVID-19 and vaccination leaves of absence. COVID-19 Leaves of Absence - On...more

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The FFCRA – Was It Extended and What Does It Mean?

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As we have previously discussed, last spring’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was designed to provide temporary paid leave benefits due to COVID-19 for employees of U.S. employers with fewer than 500...more

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The FFCRA Paid Leave is Dead (Unless You Liked It).

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) paid leave provisions have expired. The law, which was effective from April 1 through December 31, 2020, required businesses with fewer than 500 employees to provide...more

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Summary of Certain Business Tax Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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After much political gridlock, Congress passed an omnibus government-spending bill (Appropriations Act), which includes another COVID-19 relief package. The Appropriations Act contains many tax-related provisions. Some of the...more

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DC Launches Paid Family Leave Program July 1—What Employers Need to Know

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Effective today, employees in DC are eligible for paid family leave pursuant to the DC Paid Family Leave Act (the Act). Below is our brief primer on what employers need to know and what to expect when administering paid...more

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What You Need to Know: State and Federal Updates Related to COVID-19

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...On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Clyburn, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone held a press conference on a...more

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Paid Leave and Coronavirus — Part XI: Department of Labor Issues Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) Final...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported through our “Paid Leave and Coronavirus” series, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) went into effect on April 1, 2020. ...more

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Seven Reasons Employers Should Not Lay Off Employees in Response to COVID-19

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On March 19, 2020, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order to limit the operation of certain business, including bars, restaurants, movie theaters, and gyms in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. Although...more

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Treasury and IRS Release FAQs On Paid Sick and Family Leave Tax Credits for Small and Mid-Size Employers

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have published more information on refundable tax credits that reimburse small and mid-size employers, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, for the cost of...more

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Department of Labor Issues New Guidance On Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On Saturday, the Department of Labor published additional guidance on the two emergency leaves available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). (We reported on the provisions of this new law in our...more

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The FMLA Expands to Cover More Employers

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is effective April 2, 2020. The law requires some employers to provide employees paid sick leave for COVID-19 related events and expands FMLA....more

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IRS Designates April 1, 2020 as the Beginning Date for Credits for Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Coronavirus Response Act”), P.L. 116-127, enacted on March 18, 2020, requires certain employers to provide expanded family and medical leave and paid sick leave to employees...more

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Top Employment Considerations Regarding CARES Act

President Trump has signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act which, at over $2 trillion dollars, is the largest stimulus package enacted to date in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The...more

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