Employee Benefits Blog

IRS Approves Additional Leave-Based Donation Programs for COVID-19 Relief

We previously posted about two leave-sharing programs available to employers during the COVID-19 pandemic: major disaster leave-sharing programs and medical emergency leave-sharing programs. These leave-sharing programs may allow employees to donate paid leave to co-workers affected by COVID-19. When properly structured under Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) guidance, the donated leave is excluded from the gross […]

July 20, 2020 | 3 min read | Tagged: 2020-46, IRS, leave, leave donation, leave sharing, sick leave, tax

Russell M. Johnson Former Associate

The Family Medical Leave Act and Benefit Plans: What comes first – the Law or the Employer’s Established Policy?

An employer that employs 50 or more employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year is subject to the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Therefore, often when I am reviewing an employee benefits plan or policy I flag language that states something like: […]

July 24, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: coverage, family leave, FMLA, group health plan, leave

Allison B. Bans Counsel