Human Resources

Conducting a Remote Layoff

Conducting a layoff is never easy—and conducting a layoff virtually adds new challenges for employers. While difficult for both the employer and employees effected, employers can improve this process by utilizing best practices. Effective remote layoffs can ease this difficult time for laid-off employees, while avoiding risk for the employer. What Are Layoffs?Layoffs are mass […]

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PPP Guidance for Employees Refusing to Return to Work

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued new guidance regarding the Payment Protection Program (PPP), established to offset the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Small businesses can request loans from the PPP to help cover payroll costs. This new guidance from the SBA concerns employees who refuse to return to work after a business

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Which Paycheck Protection Program Expenses Are Eligible for Forgiveness?

Many small businesses must rely on payroll-protection loans to keep workers on board during the coronavirus pandemic-and they need to carefully plan and track their spending if they intend to apply for loan forgiveness. Under the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress allocated $349 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program

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SBA issues PPP Guidance on laid-off employees who refuse to be rehired

Businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans can exclude laid-off employees from loan forgiveness reduction calculations if the employees turn downa written offer to be rehired, according to new guidance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which warned that employees who reject offers of reemploymentmay find themselves ineligible to continue receiving unemployment benefits.

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Screening Employee Temperatures Upon Return to Work

The coronavirus pandemic has upended nearly every industry and has every employer wondering, “When will it be safe to bring employees back to work?” Government guidance can shift rapidly, sometimes within the same week. Shelter-in-place orders have been extended by some officials, with others questioning why restrictions are still in place. With all this uncertainty,

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IRS Section 139 Qualified Disaster Relief Payments and Coronavirus

As the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, employers around the United States are looking for ways to provide relief from the outbreak’s financial burden on employees. One option available for employers from Section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) is the Qualified Disaster Relief Payment program. In general, payments made by an

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Return to Work Plans Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has interrupted many businesses across the country. While it’s unclear how long COVID-19 will continue to affect organizations, many employers are looking to the future of employees returning to work. Echoing the sentiments of public health officials, a return to normalcy won’t be like flipping a switch, but rather a gradual

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