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What’s in the Senate’s version of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

03/08/2021
Saturday, the Senate amended and passed the latest round of pandemic relief—the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319). The bill now goes back to the House, which must vote again.

Poll: Paid family and medical leave has bipartisan support

02/23/2021
A plurality of both Democrats and Republicans favor legislation that would ensure up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who have a serious health condition, are caring for a family member or are having a child.

Expect more covid paid-leave mandates soon

02/18/2021
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s paid-leave mandate ended Dec. 31. The pandemic did not. Numerous state and local governments have filled that gap by enacting their own paid-leave mandates as part of pandemic control and recovery plans.

Retailers face employees’ covid-related lawsuits

02/18/2021
By early February, almost 200 employees had filed covid-related lawsuits against their retail employers.

Offer intermittent leave as ADA accommodation

01/21/2021
When we talk about intermittent leave, we’re usually discussing the FMLA. But intermittent leave can also be appropriate in the context of the ADA, as a reasonable accommodation of an employee’s disability.

New coronavirus plan addresses HR issues

01/19/2021
Days before becoming president, Joe Biden outlined a $1.9 trillion emergency plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic and jump-start an economic recovery. Several plan elements affect HR.

DOL: Unused FFCRA leave need not be paid

01/07/2021
The Department of Labor has clarified how the new coronavirus relief law—formally known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021—affects paid sick leave and paid family leave that was authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act last year.

Relief bill causes paid family leave confusion

12/24/2020
The massive coronavirus relief and appropriations legislation that Congress passed Dec. 21 includes an extension of some features of the emergency paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. But the bill was drafted in a way that creates some confusion about how HR departments should treat that leave in 2021.

FFCRA to expire Dec. 31: Will it be extended?

11/19/2020
When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act in March, it set the law to expire on Dec. 31. The virus is still raging and Congress is now considering extending into 2021 the law.

DOL cites more for denying paid covid leave

11/05/2020
The U.S. Department of Labor continues to investigate and cite employers for failing to follow the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.