Tag: stimulus package

Money for Nothing

By HR Hero Feb 20, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 20, 2009

When President Barack Obama signed into law the $787 billion stimulus package on February 17, I couldn’t help but think of the 1985 Grammy award winning song by the English band Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing.” No, that’s not a political commentary on how the money is being spent. I’m talking about all the corporate […]

Stimulus Bill Brings COBRA, Other Issues for Employers

By HR Hero Feb 16, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 16, 2009

Update Dec. 16: House Passes COBRA Subsidy Extension and Expansion Even as President Barack Obama prepares for a trip to Denver Tuesday to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus package, many are still trying to sort out the bill, which Congress passed last Friday in dizzyingly rapid […]