Last Day to File for Refund of Paid Leave and Employee Retention Tax Credits

12 January 2021 | 2021

The March 2020 CARES Act allows employers to reduce their quarterly federal employment tax deposit obligations in certain situations. For example, if an employer is entitled to a credit of $5,000 for (a) qualified sick leave wages, (b) certain related health plan expenses, and (c) the employer’s share of Medicare tax on the leave wages, and if the employe...

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Changes from New Pandemic Relief Bill

12 January 2021 | 2021

The $900 billion pandemic relief that passed Congress in December was a compromise measure aimed at improving economic recovery. Some of its most important features are as follows:

President Plays "TRUMP" Card in Virus Relief (UPDATED Sept 2020)

12 August 2020 | 2020

Two virus relief packages have passed Congress and been implemented, each running slightly in excess of $1 trillion. They provided a $600.00 per week federal supplement to state unemployment benefits, so generous that a majority of workers on unemployment received more money than if they were working. That federal supplement expired at the end...

Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Creates Opportunities, But Also Challenges

19 June 2020 | 2020

In a 6-3 ruling on June 16, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal civil rights laws protect workers on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Bostock v. Clayton County. The much-publicized issue and ruling comes as a surprise to many and serves as a prime example that changes in social mores among the populatio...

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Senior Principal Larry Stine Featured in National News for OSHA Expertise

10 June 2020 | 2020

Atlanta Senior Principal Larry Stine, nationally recognized expert on occupational safety and health law, was extensively quoted in an article published by Bloomberg Law News on June 3, 2020. Contrary to some reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ramped up its inspections of many employers, especially meat and poultry ...

Update – COVID-19 Legislation

10 April 2020 | 2020

March 17, 2020 Update: The House has passed, and the President has indicated his support for, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The Senate is to consider this bill on March 17, 2020. Employers are primarily impacted by the paid sick leave, expanded FMLA leave, and tax credit.

The Most Important DOL Guidance for You to Know regarding Expanded Family Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave

08 April 2020 | 2020

APRIL 2, 2020 On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule to implement the public health emergency and paid sick leave provisions. The regulations are consistent with the questions and answers previously issued, and discussed below, as well as the webinar discussed below. The most important clarification in th...

Webinar: Covid-19 What Employers Need to Know - April 1, 2020 2:00 pm

03 April 2020 | 2020

Listen To This Webinar Watch This Webinar If you're having trouble, use the following button to watch the webinar on the Zoom cloud. Click here to watch this webinar. Presentation File Please call 404.365.0900 if you have any questions. We are open and here to help.

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule

24 September 2019 | 2019

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its long-anticipated Final Rule on exemptions and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule takes effect January 1, 2020. Unlike its Obama-era predecessor, which was challenged in court and enjoined by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the new Final ...

Company Raided in Mississippi Immigration Matter Fights Back

11 September 2019 | 2019

On August 7, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel arrested about 680 persons during seven food processing plant raids in Mississippi. Published reports indicated that 243 employees were arrested at the Morton, Mississippi plant of Koch Foods of Mississippi. Three other companies were also raided, some at more than one...

Get Ready to Submit Detailed Pay Data to EEOC by September 30

06 September 2019 | 2019

Thanks to a lawsuit, an Obama-era initiative requiring large employers to submit detailed pay data sorted by race and gender has been revived. Employers with more than 100 employees must complete a disclosure form and upload this data for 2017 and 2018, which may be used against them, no later than September 30, 2019.

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