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OSHA launched a program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus by
focusing on employers that retaliate against workers with safety concerns.

The safe harbor provides relief to PPP loan recipients who filed their 2020 tax returns and did not deduct business expenses paid with funds from PPP loans.

Certain businesses are eligible for tax credits if their employees take paid leave due to COVID, including for vaccinations.

The Department of Labor announced new guidance for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers, and plan participants on best practices for maintaining cybersecurity.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 increased the business-meal deduction for the cost of food and beverages provided by a restaurant from 50 to 100% in 2021 and 2022.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement extended its interim policy allowing virtual document-inspection methods for Form I-9 through May 31.

Those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus can safely resume some travel.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will not enforce a rule finalized last November under the Trump Administration that limits fiduciaries’ use of nonfinancial factors when choosing mutual funds, corporate equities, and other retirement plan investments.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020, provides small and midsize employers refundable tax credits that reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing paid sick and family leave wages to their employees for leave related to COVID-19.