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IRS Issues Guidance on Special Funding and Benefit Limitation Rules under the CARES Act

By Haynes and Boone Benefits Group on August 18, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19, IRS

The IRS recently issued Notice 2020-61 containing 18 questions and answers that ...

Back to School or Back to Home? Handling Leave Requests from Employees with School-Age Children

By Elizabeth Ebersole, Emily Harbison and Autumn Sharp on August 10, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19, Employment Law

Are employers legally obligated to provide any sort of leave for employees who ...

Employer Friendly Changes to PPP Loan Forgiveness Requirements

By Haynes and Boone Benefits Group on June 10, 2020 Posted in CARES Act

For a PPP loan to be forgiven, the loan proceeds must be used to cover payroll and ...

Use Care When Implementing CARES Act Retirement Plan Distributions – State Law and Benefit Offset Concerns

By Haynes and Boone Benefits Group on May 27, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19

Employers should: (i) contact their retirement plan administrators to ensure the ...

Spanish legal advice program Consejos Legales returns May 7

By Eric Quitugua on May 6, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19, Houston Bar Association, Texas Bar Blog

The Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston and the Hispanic Bar Association ...

Employee Benefits as Payroll Costs under the Paycheck Protection Program

By Haynes and Boone Benefits Group on April 28, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19, General, IRS, Tax

Businesses that received a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) are ...

Some taxpayers may be entitled to sizable tax refunds for past tax years through provisions of the CARES Act

By Clint L. Taylor on April 27, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19, Texas Bar Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has resulted in a flurry of legislation that the ...

Defined Benefit Plan Annual Funding Notices Have Not Been Delayed

By Haynes and Boone Benefits Group on April 27, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19, DOL, General

Although the CARES Act permitted the DOL to delay the deadline for distributing ...

Short Time Compensation (Work Share) Programs

By Paul Evans on April 20, 2020 Posted in CARES Act, COVID-19

The specific terms vary by state, but generally speaking, short time compensation ...

Five Things Every Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Should Do After Receiving A Loan

By Jason B. Freeman on April 17, 2020 Posted in CARES Act

The Paycheck Protection Program is the crown jewel of the CARES Act. The CARES Act ...

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