The U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) has issued two additional Q&As regarding employee leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).  Q&As 104 and 105 were issued on December 31, 2020. They address employees’ entitlement to FFCRA leave after December 31, 2020, and their right to payment for FFCRA leave taken before December…
The U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that beginning Monday, January 11, applications would be accepted for the second round of loans in the SBA’s Payment Protection Program (PPP). This second round includes $284 billion in funding allocated for the PPP in the stimulus bill passed on December 27, 2020.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prepared a list of FAQs to educate the public on various aspects of COVID-19 vaccination. This article features some of these FAQs.  Vaccine Development  How many COVID-19 vaccines are under development?  Currently, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19:  Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine…