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Guest Blog: Unpacking the Federal Stimulus Package’s Direct Payments

1/14/2021

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​Labor and Employment Alert: Unpacking the Federal Stimulus Package’s Direct Payments, Enhanced Unemployment Payments, and FFCRA Leave Extension

For a discussion of these and other legal issues, please visit our website at www.mhtl.com. To receive legal updates via e-mail, contact [email protected].

Introduction:
There has been a great deal of discussion in the news lately about the latest Congressional stimulus package, which was ultimately signed by President Trump on Sunday, December 27, 2020, following his initial pushback. The stimulus package, officially known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Stimulus”), is a behemoth piece of legislation that consists of nearly 5,600 pages, covering a broad array of appropriation matters.

The Stimulus addresses elements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which were both signed into law in March 2020. The FFCRA provides paid sick leave and family leave entitlements while the CARES Act provides economic relief for both out-of-work employees and businesses that are shut down or have curtailed business operations as a result of COVID-19. Both laws contained sunset provisions with an end date of December 31, 2020. With COVID-19 still ever-present, the Stimulus addresses the continuation of certain elements of the FFCRA and the CARES Act, and also includes a variety of new spending provisions that are unrelated to COVID-19.

The purpose of this Client Alert is to identify the key employment-related elements of the Stimulus in order to better understand what impact it will have on your businesses and organizations.

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Guest Blog: Governor Baker Issues Three New COVID-19 Orders

11/5/2020

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By Nan O'Neill, Partner, Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP
For a discussion of these and other legal issues, please visit our website at www.mhtl.com. To receive legal updates via e-mail, contact [email protected].
 
On Monday, November 2, 2020, Governor Baker issued three new COVID-19 Orders, all of which are effective Friday, November 6, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. 
 
COVID-19 Order No. 53 (https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-order-53/download) imposes a Mandatory Night-Time Closing Period for Certain Businesses and Activities from 9:30 p.m. each day until 5:00 a.m. the following day.  This Mandatory Closing Period Order prohibits certain businesses, facilities, and activities from admitting customers, patrons, or members of the public to their premises or otherwise offering, providing, or permitting in-person, on-premises services or activities, during the closed period.  Businesses, facilities, and activities subject to the mandatory closing period include:

  1. Restaurants, except take-out and delivery of food and non-alcoholic beverages;
  2. Indoor and outdoor recreation, including arcades;
  3. Indoor and outdoor events;
  4. Indoor and outdoor theaters, movie theaters, and performance venues;
  5. Drive-in movie theaters;
  6. Youth and adult amateur sports activities;
  7. Golf facilities;
  8. Recreational boating and boating businesses;
  9. Outdoor recreational experiences and educational activities;
  10. Casinos, horse racing tracks, and simulcast facilities;
  11. Driving and flight schools;
  12. Zoos, botanical gardens, wildlife reserves, and nature centers;
  13. Close contact personal services;
  14. Fitness centers and health clubs;
  15. Indoor and outdoor pools; and
  16. Museums/cultural and historical facilities/guided tours.

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