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The U.S. Department of Labor recently proposed a rule that clarifies how businesses of all sizes ought to classify workers. Whether a worker is treated as an employee or an independent contractor will have an outsized impact on the worker and also the business. Here’s what we all know up to now concerning the worker …

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For many people, the cost of borrowing for college is a lifelong burden that deprives them of that opportunity. Announced back in August 2022, President’s Biden student debt relief plan offers targeted debt relief as part of an effort to address the burden of increasing college costs and make the student loan system more manageable …

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The Great Resignation of 2021 has left employers with the need to fill 10 million job openings and introduce new benefits for flexible employee schedules. Healthcare, accounting, and technology firms are reviewing their benefits strategy to attract and keep employees in a pandemic that has made many workers reimagine their careers. Flexible work hours, paid …

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Is an Employer Still Required to Provide Paid Sick Leave Due to a COVID-19 Diagnosis?

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) established a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for assistance eligible individuals (AEI) for the period April 1st, 2021 through September 30th, 2021.

Dependent Care Limit Increases and Full COBRA Subsidies The relief bill (ARPA) signed by President Biden on March 11th temporarily increases the maximum contribution amount for Dependent Care Assistance Plans (DCAP) and provides full COBRA subsidies under certain circumstances.

We continue to receive many questions related to leave requirements for NY-based employers, so we’ve summed up the latest news below regarding all types of employee leave for 2021.

VITALLY IMPORTANT BENEFITS UPDATE

New rules require and modify Federally-Mandated paid leave for employees with children How the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) applies to the new 2020-2021 School Year When are employees eligible for paid leave? When are they not?

In our continuing efforts to help employers and their employees, we have launched two little-known but very effective tax-deductible reimbursement programs.