by Alan Rauss | Mar 19, 2021 | Employment, Government
By Alan Rauss & Melissa Yasinow The American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, contains significant changes to COBRA. The biggest change is that employers must now provide assistance-eligible individuals with a 100% subsidy for COBRA...
by Alan Rauss | Oct 23, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Alan Rauss & Janet Stewart On Oct. 21, 2020, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a new definition for the term “close contact” as it relates to contact with a person infected with COVID-19 and the resulting quarantine period. Notably, the new...
by Alan Rauss | Sep 16, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Alan Rauss & Kirsten Mooney The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a much anticipated set of regulations regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The regulations attempt to revise several provisions of the DOL’s original rule that New...
by Alan Rauss | Aug 7, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Alan Rauss & Lyndsay Ross On Aug. 3, 2020, a U.S. District Court in New York vacated certain provisions of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule, which governs leave eligibility under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The State of New...
by Alan Rauss | Jul 10, 2020 | Employment
By Alan Rauss & Lyndsay Ross The Supreme Court handed down another employment law decision on July 8, 2020. In contrast to its recent employee-friendly Title VII decision, the Court offered strong protections for religious employers against discrimination claims...