On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, an omnibus spending bill that authorized additional funding and extended supplemental unemployment benefits created by the Coronavirus...more
A shade over a month ago, the Trump Administration issued a presidential memorandum authorizing lost wages assistance (“LWA”) as a stop-gap measure for a congressional impasse on further supplemental unemployment benefits....more
On August 8, the Trump Administration issued executive orders or presidential memoranda on payroll taxes, student loan deferral, housing assistance, and lost wage assistance (“LWA”). We previously wrote an alert discussing...more
One of the major sticking points for the most recent round of stimulus negotiations was what to do about the expansion of unemployment compensation benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...more
Over the last week, the Department of Labor released a quartet of summary letters, UI No. 14-20, UI No. 15-20, UI No. 16-20, and UI No. 17-20 interpreting the unemployment compensation provisions under the Coronavirus Aid,...more
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Florida saw another uptick in local action after Governor Ron DeSantis indicated that he did not believe entering a statewide quarantine order would be necessary. In the absence of a statewide stay-at-home order, the more...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Florida’s COVID-19 containment measures are expanding after cases continue to increase. Just days after the Miami Herald Editorial Board published an editorial urging Governor DeSantis to “act like you give...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Friday afternoon, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a series of executive orders enacting activity and operational limitations in the State of Florida. The executive orders address government meetings, Broward...more