On Monday, December 21, Congress passed a year-end bill to fund the government through September 30, 2021 and provide economic relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump signed the bill into law on Sunday, December 27. The bipartisan package...

President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fund the government and provide economic relief in response to the pandemic, including an expansion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).   Read the full...

The start of the year is a good time for employers to review their handbooks and ensure policies are updated with the latest employment and labor law developments. Notably, the COVID-19 pandemic may have prompted changes to employers' remote-work, paid-leave and other...

Section 3-110 of the NYS Election law was amended this year related to allowing employees time off to vote. Therefore, if you are a New York State employer, please read through the below links for information regarding giving your employees adequate time to vote along...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act's (FFCRA's) paid-sick-leave and paid-family-leave provisions, clarifying when leave is available and when employees must seek approval to take leave.  ...

  IRS Guidance Allows Workers’ Payroll Tax ‘Holiday’ Click here to read the guidance on the executive order with info from the IRS.     

       Getting back to work can be a task before you even get any tasks done. How many people can be in the building? How will we facilitate meetings? etc. We all have the same questions and concerns about getting back to some sort of normalcy while adhering...