Hey Compliance Warriors! The city of Alexandria in Virginia is taking very serious steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 currently. They’re providing a model that all businesses have the potential to follow suit with. Read on… Sign up to watch our BossCalls replay recorded July 29th – An up-to-date discussion about COVID-19 & it’s […]
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Hey Compliance Warriors! Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced additional guidance to provide information to workers and employers about how the requirements and protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) impact the workplace […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolfe recently clarified the new roll-backs for businesses in the state. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! States are updating their testing requirements and suggested practices regularly. Here is a chart of testing requirements by state. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! There is a new Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation for business taxpayers who pay or receive nonemployee compensation. Starting in tax year 2020, payers must complete this form to report any payment of $600 or more to a payee. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! The number of lawsuits filed against employers, relating to COVID-19, have been increasing each week. Thankfully, many states have enacted or are considering legislation that would hold employers who act in good faith harmless in such lawsuits. This is great news for many employers who are struggling to stay afloat. Read on…
On Monday, a group of Texas bar owners filed a lawsuit arguing that Governor Greg Abbott’s shutdown of bars is unconstitutional. The suit, filed in Travis County, names Governor Abbott, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) (the agency that oversees liquor licenses) and TABC Executive Director Bentley Nettles as defendants, the lawsuit seeks a temporary […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Businesses across the U.S. are reopening. Many employers are taking employees’ temperatures before the start of a shift or have employees complete a health screening process before reporting to work. If an employee shows up to work his or her scheduled shift, and a temperature check reveals a fever or the employee otherwise […]
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Invisible Disabilities & The Returning Workforce
Hey Compliance Warriors! The days of remote work and zoom meetings are still upon us. However, more and more of the country continues to reopen. As it does, our employees return to work beset by ailments we may have never known they had. In fact, “invisible disabilities” is the technical term used in the […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! One of the most frequent questions we get at HelpDeskSuites.com is “Can Providers Release COVID-19 Test Results to Employers?” This is a complicated topic that needs to be FULLY understood. So, check out an explanation by attorney Laura Gerdes Long with Danna McKitrick, PC Attorneys at law. Read on…