Dependent Care FSAs and COVID-19 FAQs
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has upended many aspects of our daily lives, including the need for dependent care. Employees who...
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Employers Can Now Permit Mid-Year Election Changes and Claim Extensions due to COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency....
Department of Labor Releases Updated Model COBRA Notices
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has previously made available model notices that plans may use to satisfy the...
New York City Issues Order to Help Employees Qualify for COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
On April 19, 2020, the New York City Commissioner for Health and Mental Hygiene signed an Order requiring isolation of...
EEOC Holds Off on Collecting EEO-1 Data Due to COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will delay the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1...
Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 WARN Act FAQs
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the federal Worker Adjustment...
Oregon Bolsters Pregnancy and Lactation Accommodation Laws
The Oregon legislature enacted two new laws on the rules governing pregnancy and childbirth as well as lactation accommodations in...
Compliance Considerations when Designing COVID-19 Return to Work Policies
Sequoia covers how certain COVID-19 return to work policies may implicate federal workplace anti-discrimination laws:
[Updated] SF HCSO Update: City Option MRA Funds Can Now Be Used for Food and Rent
Updated 6/18/20: San Francisco Mayor Breed signed a Mayoral Proclamation on 6/2/20 that takes a different approach than the one...
New Jersey Delays Changes to WARN Act in Light of COVID-19
On April 14, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law modifications to the New Jersey WARN Act (the “NJ WARN ...