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
The Department of Labor has issued a model poster of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for employers to post on premises and/or distribute to teleworking employees.Read More
Summary of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division's first round of published guidance to inform employees and employers about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which includes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (Emergency PSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (Emergency FMLA).Read More
It is important for businesses to closely review their commercial property and liability insurance policies, specifically business interruption provisions, to determine if business impacts related to COVID-19 are covered.Read More
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb ordered a temporary moratorium on eviction and foreclosure proceedings that involve residential real estate.Read More
