At some point soon, the various stay-at-home orders, self-isolation, and social distancing will end. Employers who have dispersed their workforce and allowed or been forced into telework arrangements will face some challenges getting their employees back into the office. One of the most significant is that it will be...
April 3, 2020 is the first day business owners can apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans through the SBA. The SBA has issued an interim regulation that helps answer some questions. A big unanswered question right now is what to do about employees hired through and paid...
The Department of Labor has clarified in their regulations how much is to be paid under Paid Sick Leave and under EFMLA. Full time employees are easy, but if you have a lot of part-time employees, break out your calculators because you are going to...
For employers with less than 50 employees, the FFCRA could be a financial burden. There is a possible exemption, but that exemption does not come without some pain - namely documentation. This video talks about the documentation requirement in a more general sense. You can read...
On April 1, 2020 the Department of Labor (DOL) added to our reading list by issuing a temporary regulation on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act discussing the Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA leave. The DOL did offer some guidance on what the various reasons for taking...
There will be a new normal once businesses are allowed to return to normal. It is time to start thinking about your relationship with employees. Your remote working employees are not going to want to come to the office 5 days a week. #Mattthelawyer talks about some...
When all the lockdowns are done, we believe the business and worker landscape for knowledge workers is going to look a lot different. Now is the time to start thinking about independent contractors and how your business will be modified by working with those contractors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNigAnSl03s ...
In this video from #Mattthelawyer YouTube channel, he explains the latest guidance on tax credits for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). He gives the run down of how employers will be able to qualify for the tax credits. If you have fewer than...
On March 27, the EEOC hosted an informational webinar to respond to questions related to COVID-19. All answers consider the current regulations as of March 27. You can watch the webinar here. The laws from EEOC do not hinder the COVID-19 regulations from CDC nor state or...