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Overview and discussion of the key provisions of the CARES Act and how they may affect businessesRead More

New Indiana Criteria for Retail Operations and Creation Enforcement Response Team per Executive Order 20-18 dated April 6, 2020Read More

Under the CARES Act, eligibility for unemployment benefits has been extended to up to 39 weeks, and an additional $600 has been added to an employee’s weekly benefit through July 31, 2020. Article details how this works.Read More

DOL issues final regulation implementing guidelines for taking coronavirus-related EPSL and FMLA+ benefits as laid out in the FFCRA.Read More

IRS guidance to employers about the documentation employers need to collect from employees requesting COVID-19-related paid leave, as well as documents employers should maintain for tax credit purposes.Read More

UPDATED April 1, 2020, to reflect IRS expanded application of payroll tax credits for employersUPDATED March 19, 2020, to reflect that President Trump signed H.R. 6201 into lawUPDATED March 18, 2020, to reflect passage of H.R. 6201 by the U.S. Senate Originally published March 17, 2020 In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, President Trump...Read More

Summary of the additional guidance for employees and employers published by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on March 28, 2020, about the FFCRA, which includes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (PSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (FMLA).Read More

Employers considering taking out a loan under CARES Act legislation should weigh the potential drawbacks and proceed with caution in determining whether to proceed.Read More

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the roughly $2 trillion stimulus package intended to provide economic stability to the U.S. during the COVID-19 crisis, also carves out unemployment benefits for self-employed workers.Read More