Massachusetts Employment Law Blog

By: Joe Hunt, Matthew Mitchell, & Amanda Thibodeau

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). ARPA provides $1.9 trillion in stimulus, and establishes new, significant employee rights and employer obligations, to address the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The key ARPA provisions that affect employers include the following:

• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave
• Short-Time Compensation Programs
• Employee Retention Credits

Read more in our latest COVID-19 Alert.