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HR Alert: Tax Credits for Vaccine Leave?

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 27, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we previously blogged, the American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, added additional reasons for qualifying leave under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides a withholding...

HR Alert: New FFCRA Under the American Rescue Plan

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 18, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The American Rescue Plan, signed into law on March 11, 2021, made changes to the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act’s (FFCRA) time off provisions. Businesses with fewer than 500 employees may choose to provide leave...

HR Alert: What to Expect from the Biden Administration Agenda

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 21, 2021. Posted in COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

With President Biden's inauguration this week, his American Rescue Plan is an initiative to “change the course of the pandemic, build a bridge towards economic recovery, and invest in racial justice.” Costing $1.9 trillion,...

HR Alert: COVID-19 Changes to Federal Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 14, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

As we’ve written about before, the federal government’s worker-friendly legislative answer to the coronavirus was to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which became effective April 1, 2020. On...

HR Alert: How To Respond To Employees Who Can’t Return To Work Because Their Child’s School Or Place Of Care Is Closed

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 12, 2020. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As companies begin to develop plans for the safe return of their workers, we’re hearing one question asked again and again: What happens if a business reopens but an employee cannot return to work because she has a child at...

HR Alert: Navigating Overlapping COVID-19 Leave Laws

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 23, 2020. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

For the last few weeks, employers have been scrambling to ensure their compliance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of leave for employees during this pandemic: ...

HR Alert: Post This!

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 26, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The federal Department of Labor issued a poster on the evening of March 25, 2020 and instructed all employers to post it in a conspicuous location regarding the FFCRA – the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act. For...

HR Alert: Important Updates About Employer FFCRA Obligations

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 25, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The U.S. government’s Families First Corona Virus Response Act (FFCRA) will have a significant impact on employers. Employers can learn more about the FFCRA here. Very recent guidance from the Department of Labor’s...

HR Alert: News on Paying for FFCRA Paid Leave

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 23, 2020. Posted in Business, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We recently posted about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which places financial burden on employers who are required to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave to eligible employees, and in some circumstances...

HR Alert: COVID-19 and The New Federal Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 20, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship. 4 Comments

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Employers will be particularly impacted by two portions of the Act: (1) Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion and (2) Emergency...

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