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Top 10 Take-Aways for Employers under FFCRA’s Regulations
On April 1, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect, and later the same day, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the regulations that employers had been waiting for (published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2020). These...
How Contractors, Subcontractors, and Suppliers Can Protect Their Business Interests in Times of Financial Uncertainty
By James M. Cailao and Caren W. Stanley The financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is just now beginning to be felt, and there is no doubt the ramifications of a depressed market will continue to resonate for the foreseeable future. Despite this uncertainty, the...
Protecting your interests in the Bakken during tumultuous times
By Josh Swanson and Caren Stanley The tsunami that has rocked the oil and gas industry claimed its biggest fish yet as Whiting Petroleum, one of the largest operators in North Dakota, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 1. A depressed market in the wake of the...
Breaking News – U.S. DOL Issues Interim FFCRA Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued highly awaited interim regulations for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) today, April 1. The regulations provide much needed guidance on the notice employees must provide to their employers of the need to...
UPDATE TO FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT – TAX CREDITS
Notice 2020-21, recently released by the IRS, provides that tax credits for qualified sick leave wages and extended family leave wages required to be paid by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) will apply to wages paid for the period beginning on April...
CARES Act Offers Relief for Employers; North Dakota Offers COVID-19 FAQs
Federal CARES Act Key Provisions On March 27, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The bill is a whopping 335 pages in its official print version and provides $2 trillion in stimulus benefits with many provisions aimed at...
DOL Issues Updated FAQs on Paid Sick and Emergency FMLA Leave
Over the weekend, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its third installment of FAQs regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The FAQs now provide answers to fifty-nine questions related to the FFCRA’s paid sick leave and expanded family and...
Vogel opens new “branch” offices at attorneys’ homes
By Joshua A. Swanson It was a hectic Thursday morning, as some mornings at law offices tend to be. We aren’t talking about a deposition, mediation, or heading to court for argument, though. No, this particular morning was different. It wasn’t even past 9:00 a.m., and...
UPDATE ON FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT – TAX CREDITS
The IRS recently released IR-2020-57, which provides additional insights in regards to how Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) tax credits will be made available to employers. Generally, employers are required to withhold from their employees’...
The DOL Has Released Workplace Posters!
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the workplace poster that must be posted by any covered employer under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The non-federal employer poster is available here: Non-Federal Employer Poster. The federal...
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