On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that anyone who is fully vaccinated is no longer required to wear masks indoors or outdoors and no...
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law. The ARP is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill designed to provide direct relief to Americans...
The America Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law in March 2021 and has many facets to address the economic challenges that our country is still facing as...
On January 22, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14002 Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Concurrently with the Executive Order, the White House released a fact sheet calling...
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-7 which allows employers to post required labor law notices via electronic means due to the COVID-19 pandemic in...
The Senate passed a budget resolution on Friday for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue (stimulus) Plan. With a Senate vote of 50-50, Vice President Kamala Harris cast her vote...
On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released updated guidance concerning the mitigation and prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. Importantly, this guidance...
The IRS recently published IRS Notice 2020-54 which provides new reporting requirements for “qualified family leave” and “qualified sick leave” wages paid to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response...
This week, both Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced plans for the next phases of their states’ COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. Kentucky is currently in Phase 1A...
The $900 billion law was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and is a lengthy 5,500 pages. A quick summary of the major provisions affecting employers is as follows:...
