Employee Benefits

New and Updated

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  50-State Charts

  Municipal Preemption Laws by State

  Updated to include information on preemption of paid sick leave laws in Texas.

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  Legal Insight

  What Employers Need to Know About the COVID-19 CARES Act

  Updated to include information on guidance under IRS Notice 2021-23 regarding the employee retention credit for the first and second calendar quarters of 2021.

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  April 7, 2021

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  News

  DOL Relieves Employers by Providing COBRA Subsidy Model Notices

  The US Department of Labor has provided employers with help regarding time-sensitive notice requirements related to the COBRA subsidies established by the American Rescue Plan Act.

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  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): Benefits

  Updated to include information on the COBRA subsidies under the ARPA.

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  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): FAQs

  Updated to reflect forthcoming EEO-1 reporting deadline.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Unemployment Insurance Tax (FUTA/SUTA), Workers' Compensation Payroll Assessment: Washington

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to quarterly unemployment reporting requirements and penalties.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): California Compliance Concerns

  Updated to reflect the extension of paid sick leave ordinances in Sacramento and Santa Rosa, and the health and safety ordinance in Sacramento.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coming Soon to XpertHR

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming: How to Tailor Benefits for a Remote Workforce

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Unemployment Insurance: Massachusetts

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding extended benefits and a forthcoming amendment regarding dependent benefits.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): New York Compliance Concerns

  Updated to include information on guidance published by the New York Department of Labor on the vaccine paid leave law.