Hey Compliance Warriors! Changing day by day are the rules employers have to abide by with Covid-19. Testing being mandatory has been talked about quite a bit as well, and now Amazon is in the spotlight on the subject after their annual shareholder meeting. Read on… Article Via: techcrunch.com COVID-19 commanded an understandably outsized […]
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Hey Compliance Warriors! Here’s a great article about how we can accommodate employees during the COVID crisis, and also what we don’t have to accommodate as well. We want to be reasonable and make sure we’re following the legal guidelines given to us, though, as we’ll see in this article. Read on… Article Via: […]
Employment Law Blogs, health and safety, New York
New York Rules For Face Mask Requirements For Essential Business Employees
Hey Compliance Warriors! New York is another in a line of states requiring face coverings being worn by essential business employees. Below you’ll see the guidance issued and plenty of questions answered. Read on… Article Via: fisherphillips.com “Governor Cuomo recently issued an Executive Order directing essential businesses to provide face coverings to their employees when […]
Employment Law Blogs, HR News, payroll law
Covid-Caused Furloughs, Layoffs, Pay Reductions. What Should Employers Do?
Hey Compliance Warriors! The debate on what to do with our employees has been going on for quite a while now, and it can be a difficult decision to make. To that end, this article makes some very helpful points that employers need to consider when thinking about laying people off, etc. Read on… Article […]
Employment Law Blogs, HR News, Human Resources, Payroll, payroll law, taxes
Employers Are Overlooking The CARES Act Employee Retention Credit
Hey Compliance Warriors! A benefit to the CARES act has been overlooked by employers quite a bit. The ability to receive a tax credit for retaining your current employees. What goes into receiving this credit and how beneficial is it really? Read on… Article Via: velaw.com “Employers faced with difficult decisions about whether to lay […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! We love seeing when our states fight for our rights as citizens. Thankfully Massachusetts Attorney General did just that in regards to the CARE act. Read on… Article Via: consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued on Tuesday the latest in a series of orders regarding debt collection in the face of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak. The most recent guidance document […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! In the current work world, employers are faced with a strange new challenge. Because of working from home – AKA remote working – there is a chance that the rates at which an employee should be taxed would change. Read on… Article Via: saltsavvy.com Many employees are now telecommuting due to the […]
Employment Law Blogs, health and safety, Human Resources, Just in Case, Washington State
New Guidance For Seattle Area Businesses Issued By CDC
Hey Compliance Warriors! Rapidly changing rules and regulations for the Coronavuris pandemic are leading to new guidance daily. This, in particular, is for businesses around Seattle. Being a major coastal metropolis, additional screening is highly recommended. Read on… Article Via: dwt.com “The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) today issued new guidance for businesses in King, […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! New York has been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic, but they’re still trying to keep doing everything they can to stay safe and soldier on. Some additional guidance was given for NY employers on the issue of paid sick leave to help out in this difficult time. Read on… Article Via: […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Today the IRS launched a helpful application that will tell you the status of your (roughly) 1200$ individual stimulus check. Since distribution started this past Saturday, millions of people are already frantically wondering where their portion of the stimulus fund is. Thankfully, finding out seems pretty simple via the provided link and […]