Monthly Archives: January 2021

Biden Quickly Shifts Immigration Policies – What Employers Need to Know

By Rachel L. Perez on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Immigration Planning & Compliance, Wage & Hour

With the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, immigration reform is on the near horizon. Employers are advised to stay abreast of fluid immigration policies that could have sweeping effects on the sponsorship of various foreign national workers.  In addition, several immigration rules promulgated in the final weeks … Continue Reading

Labor Department Issues New Rule for Independent Contractor Status

By Brian Noh on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Labor Relations, Wage & Hour

With no clear guidance and different factors being given different weight by different courts, employers have struggled for years with whether workers can be properly classified as independent contractors, rather than employees, under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Now, the Department of Labor has issued a new rule  making clear what factors should be applied and how they should … Continue Reading

Relief is Here Again! PPP2 Stimulus and Business Tax Benefits

By Felicia Nowels, Montaye Sigmon and Bill Sullivan on Posted in Employee Benefits, Wage & Hour

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”), signed into law on December 27, 2020, is the second-largest federal stimulus package of 2020, following the CARES Act. The CAA provides $900 billion in COVID relief and reserves $284 billion for small businesses through a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) forgivable loans, or as some are calling it, PPP2. But

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What Employers Can Expect From a Biden Presidency: Part III, the Winds of Change are Upon Us

By Amy Moor Gaylord on Posted in Labor Relations, Wage & Hour, Workplace Safety & OSHA

With the certification of the Electoral College votes complete, Joe Biden will become President on January 20 and no doubt usher in sweeping changes. If you want to know what to expect, join us for a webinar on Tuesday, January 19 at noon Eastern. In the meantime, here’s a sneak preview:… Continue Reading

UPDATE: Payroll Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the FFCRA Extended Through March 31, 2021

By Montaye Sigmon on Posted in Employee Benefits, Medical & Other Leaves, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour

The pandemic relief package enacted by Congress in late December briefly extended the available payroll tax credits for leave provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) through March 31, 2021. The relief package did not extend the requirement to provide paid leave, so after December 31, 2020, employers are not mandated to provide paid sick or family leave … Continue Reading

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