COVID 19
HR Alert: What to Expect from the Biden Administration Agenda
With President Biden’s inauguration this week, his American Rescue Plan is an initiative to “change the course of the pandemic, build a bridge towards economic recovery, and invest in racial justice.” Costing $1.9 trillion…
HR Alert: Can You Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published guidance about mandatory COVID-19 vaccines. One main takeaway is that employers are permitted to require employees to be vaccinated agains…
PPP Loan Forgiveness – A Small Biz Break. . . Finally!
The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration jointly have released a simplified loan forgiveness application – so long as the loa was $50,000 or less. This should aid small businesses in getting their lo…
HR Alert: Double the Trouble, Double the Fun?
A Presidential Memorandum issued August 8th directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of the employee’s share of Social Security tax for employees gene…
HR Alert: COVID-19 Changes to Federal Law
As we’ve written about before, the federal government’s worker-friendly legislative answer to the coronavirus was to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which became effective April 1, 2020…
HR Alert: Workers’ Compensation Benefits & COVID-19
Can an employee receive workers’ compensation benefits if she contracts COVID-19? Maybe. The answer to this question depends on the circumstances and is decided on a case-by-case basis. Here’s what New York employers need …
HR Alert: How does NY’s Travel Advisory Affect Employee Vacations and Trips?
By now you have heard that New York State instituted a 14-day quarantine for those people traveling in from COVID-affected areas (currently, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, …
The Dos & Don’ts of Spending EIDL Funds
By now you’ve probably heard about the strict requirements surrounding the spending of Paycheck Protection Program money if you want your loan forgiven. However, many businesses are still in the dark about how they can (an…
Here’s The Latest On The Federal Payroll Protection Program
In case you missed it, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 was signed into law on June 5, 2020. That legislation created many borrower-friendly changes to the PPP program. You can read about those chang…
HR Alert: The EEOC Provides Guidance on the Intersection between COVID-19 and EEO Laws
As workplaces plan to re-open, employers should heed new COVID-19 related guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As the guidance makes clear, responding to COVID-19 is ripe with potential to run …