HR Alert: NY Amends Certain HERO Act Provisions
Recently, we blogged about the HERO Act signed into law, which requires employers to implement airborne infectious disease exposure standards in the workplace. Governor Cuomo now has signed legislation amending certain portions to the HERO Act. The law just passed. ...
HR Alert: New EEOC Guidance on COVID-19
Today, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance relative to COVID-19 vaccines and the workplace. This is federal law, and remember to always check your State law as well. For now, the EEOC tells us that: Federal EEO laws do not...
HR Alert: Tax Credits for Vaccine Leave?
As we previously blogged, the American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, added additional reasons for qualifying leave under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides a withholding tax credit to employers with 500 or...
Restaurant Revitalization Program – Be Prepared!
The American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This RRF will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds are used for eligible uses no later than March 11, 2023.
HR Alert: New FFCRA Under the American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan, signed into law on March 11, 2021, made changes to the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act's (FFCRA) time off provisions. Businesses with fewer than 500 employees may choose to provide leave to employees for qualifying reasons. Here's the...
HR Alert: Brand New Law Requires Time Off for CV19 Vaccine
On March 13, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (Labor Law § 196-c and Civil Service Law § 159-c) impacting all employers in New York. The new law allows public and private employees time off to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This new law grants employees...
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