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Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/16/2024

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

Benefits Monthly Minute - February 2023

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 2/28/2023

The February Monthly Minute addresses new IRS electronic filing requirements, the extension of pre-deductible telehealth coverage, and the end of the public health and national emergencies’ impact on benefit plan coverage and...more

How Employers Should Prepare for the End of the Covid-19 National and Public Health Emergencies

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/24/2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden administration announced its intention to make final extensions of both the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) through May 11, 2023, at which point...more

OFCCP Week In Review - January 2023

DirectEmployers Association on 1/4/2023

Wednesday, November 30, 2022: U.S. IRS & Treasury Department Published Notice on Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements for Enhanced Tax Benefits Under Inflation Reduction Act - U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division Seeking...more

Employer Considerations For Leave Donation Programs

Holland & Hart LLP on 6/9/2022

We are now several months into the "Great Return" — with employers declaring that employees must return to the workplace. To incentivize office engagement, employers are replacing COVID-19 testing, vaccination and mask...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 5

Clark Hill PLC on 2/7/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. The House plans to vote on bills related to the postal service, foreign affairs, and sexual assault and...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 4

Clark Hill PLC on 1/31/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Their to-do list includes continuing their work on FY22 appropriations, the reconciliation bill, election reform,...more

New Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage and Incentives

Smith Anderson on 10/14/2021

Employers who sponsor group health plans will be interested in new guidance released last week by the DOL, IRS and HHS in the form of five COVID-19 related FAQs. Two of the FAQs address group health plan coverage requirements...more

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2021 Summer Client Advisory

Verrill on 8/19/2021

This Client Advisory summarizes developments in the law governing employee benefit plans prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain what these developments mean for plan sponsors and highlight the need to adopt plan...more

IRS Expands Employer Tax Credits For Paid COVID-19 Vaccination Leave

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/11/2021

On July 29, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated the FAQs relating to paid sick and family leave tax credits under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The update adds provisions that expand the...more

IRS Updates FAQs To Include Leave To Accompany Someone To A COVID-19 Vaccination Or To Care For Someone For COVID-19...

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/9/2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) extends tax credits available to covered employers who provide qualified sick and family leave wages (within the meaning of ARPA) to their employees between April 1, 2021 through...more

Can Employers Offer COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives for Employees?

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/28/2021

Can employers offer incentives for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine? In short, yes. Incentives may take many forms, such as a one-time bonus, a gift card or a few extra vacation hours. Employers can get creative. ...more

May 2021: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 6/2/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Incentives: From Water Bottles To “Not So Substantial”

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/2/2021

For years (and we do mean years), the EEOC has waffled about whether incentives were permissible in connection with a medical inquiry under a voluntary wellness program. Friday, the EEOC issued its most recent pronouncement...more

IRS Announces Tax Credits for Small Businesses Providing Paid Leave for COVID Vaccine

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/28/2021

This is an update to Holland & Knight's previous blog, "Employers May Encourage Employees to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, But Requiring it Raises Issues," April 26, 2021. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced...more

Twisting Arms to Get Jabbed, White House Says: ‘Vaccination Incentives All Around!’

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/3/2021

On April 21, 2021, in a further push to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations for those individuals who have been hesitant, the White House issued a fact sheet titled, “President Biden to Call on All Employers to Provide Paid Time...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2021 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/30/2021

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - Return to Work: Employer-Mandated COVID Vaccination Policies and Accommodating Employee Disabilities and Religious Beliefs - With over 50% of the adult population in the United States...more

Updated Guidance Regarding Tax Credits Under the American Rescue Plan

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 4/29/2021

Under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), certain private-sector and governmental employers may claim refundable tax credits which provide reimbursement for the cost of providing Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...more

Understanding Time Off From Work Obligations For COVID-19 Vaccinations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/26/2021

Last week, President Biden encouraged employers to pay employees for time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and highlighted the tax credits available for employers with less than 500 employees. The American Rescue Plan...more

President Biden’s Call to Employers

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/26/2021

President Biden announced that his administration had reached its goal of 200 million vaccine shots administered during his first 100 days in office. Not stopping there, the President also made a special call to employers...more

Let Your Employees Get the Jab (COVID-19 Vaccination) — You May Get a Tax Credit

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/22/2021

If you are an employer with under 500 employees, you may be eligible for a tax credit for paid leave provided to your employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination or for paid leave they take to recover from any illness or...more

The American Rescue Plan And The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/24/2021

On March 10, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and President Biden signed it into law the next day. There are several provisions of the American Rescue Plan that relate to employment law. The focus of this...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 13

Hogan Lovells on 3/18/2021

In Washington: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to extend the tax-filing deadline to mid-May, according to two top House Democrats. A news release Wednesday from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 10

Hogan Lovells on 3/15/2021

In Washington: Congressional Democrats are urging the Treasury Department and IRS to “take every effort” to implement a new tax exemption for unemployment benefit recipients. The just-signed coronavirus relief law makes...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 16

Hogan Lovells on 2/24/2021

In Washington: The House Budget Committee approved legislation for a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Monday evening, with a full House vote is expected at the end of this week. So far, House Democrats expect a...more

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