February 15 Tip of the Week
February 15, 2021 2:15 pmThe majority of states have legalized marijuana to one extent or another. CBD products with limited THC content and medical... Read More
Tag Archive: guidance
February 8 Tip of the Week
February 9, 2021 1:57 pmDo you have employees who use prescribed opioid medications to treat an injury or illness? If you do, you might... Read More
February 1 Tip of the Week
February 1, 2021 3:36 pmThere is still a lot of confusion around the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) obligations in 2021. With the... Read More
January 25 Tip of the Week
January 25, 2021 9:12 pmOne emerging area of complexity during this pandemic has been the payroll tax implications of an employee working from home... Read More
January 18 Tip of the Week
January 18, 2021 5:19 pmCould a federally-mandated $15.00 per hour minimum wage be on the way? The short answer is yes, and it could... Read More
January 11 Tip of the Week
January 11, 2021 8:12 pmWith an increasing number of employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, one question we have received often from... Read More
January 4 Tip of the Week
January 4, 2021 7:14 pmWith the rapid expansion of work from home arrangements, employers can be left wondering whether they must pay for an... Read More
December 28 Tip of the Week
December 29, 2020 2:03 pmWhile many employers might already know that it is legal to require that employees provide evidence of a negative COVID-19... Read More
December 21 Tip of the Week
December 21, 2020 3:26 pmOne question we’ve been asked many times by our clients is can my company require employees to wear facemasks on... Read More
December 14 Tip of the Week
December 14, 2020 7:30 pmWhile the thought of conducting an HR audit and employee handbook review can both seem daunting, the simple fact is... Read More
December 7 Tip of the Week
December 7, 2020 3:52 pmAlthough it can seem tempting to take deductions from a departing employee’s final wages for unreturned uniforms or equipment, most... Read More
November 30 Tip of the Week
November 30, 2020 9:03 pmWhile many employers might already know that it is legal to require that employees provide evidence of a negative COVID-19... Read More
November 23 Tip of the Week
November 23, 2020 9:28 pm Leave your thoughtsWith COVID-19 cases steadily on the rise in most states, public health experts are urging people not to travel for... Read More
November 16 Tip of the Week
November 17, 2020 3:30 pm Leave your thoughtsWith the rapid expansion of work from home arrangements, employers can be left wondering whether they must pay for an... Read More
November 9 Tip of the Week
November 9, 2020 11:32 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen an employee attends training, employers can be left wondering whether they must pay employees for their time. The Department... Read More
November 2 Tip of the Week
November 2, 2020 4:15 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has again updated their guidance regarding contact tracing in the workplace and employers need... Read More
CDC Reopening Guidelines
June 2, 2020 1:43 pmLast week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines for reopening businesses, schools, day camps, health care facilities, mass transit, child care, and other industries.
The following is a snippet of a few topics addressed in the newly released guidance.
Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, and Department of Labor Guidance Related to Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 22, 2020 6:24 pmThe U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to their employees pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act), signed by President Trump on March 18. See our blog for details about the Act here.
EEOC Publishes Updated Guidance About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19
March 22, 2020 3:06 pmThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, which provide for reasonable accommodation requirements and rules about medical examinations and inquiries.