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Congress Passes Coronavirus Relief Bill Extending FFCRA Leave Tax Credits, But Not Mandatory FFCRA Leave Itself

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill (“relief bill”) as part of a broader spending bill for fiscal year 2021.  President Trump signed the relief bill on December 27, 2020.  In anticipation of any coronavirus relief, employers and HR professionals have been

State Law Regulating PBMs Not Pre-Empted by ERISA

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

The Supreme Court recently held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) does not preempt an Arkansas law regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”).

Happy New Year and Happy Vaccination Day: Maintaining Workplace Safety During the Vaccine Roll-Out

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Numerous employment lawyers and articles have addressed whether employers should mandate or strongly encourage employees to get vaccinated when the COVID-19 vaccination is available to them.

Yes, I Can Deduct Expenses Paid With A Forgiven PPP Loan

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Congress has overridden the IRS position that expenses paid with PPP loan proceeds cannot be deducted if the PPP loan is forgiven.

Union kNOw – December 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Union Organizers Weigh In On What Ails Unions- Union membership in the United States has dropped to about 6.5% of private sector workers, after peaking at about 35% in the 1970s. Yet, Gallup polls show steadily increasing approval of unions, from 48% in 2009 to 65% in 2020.

Emergency Regulations Issued On MA Paid Family And Medical Leave Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On December 21, the Director of the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave issued emergency regulations interpreting the Paid Family and Medical Leave law. Most of this bulletin comes directly from the emergency regulations, with minor editing......

2020 Vision: Counting Down The Top Intellectual Property, Entertainment And Branding Law Decisions From This Past Year

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

Now it's time for our annual end-of-year retrospective, and quite a year it was. After what quickly turned from optimism for the new decade to something else entirely, now we're all hoping for 2020 hindsight so to speak....

Court Of Appeals Upholds Hospital Price Transparency Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

We previously outlined the requirements of the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (the “Rule”), which goes into effect January 1, 2021. Since releasing that blog post, the U.S.

Will The COVID19 Pandemic Slow Down Florida’s $15 Minimum Wage Roll Out?

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

As I previously posted , Florida’s new $15 minimum wage (passed by voters) has to go through a legislative implementation process which may exclude certain businesses or certain employees......
By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Important Paycheck Protection Program Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/20

On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act). The Act is wide-sweeping in its breadth at over 5,500 pages and provides the annual funding for the federal government......

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