The phased reopening of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) began on January 11th with limited access. For the initial phase of the program’s reopening, the SBA has only accepted loan applications from participating community financial institutions (CFIs). On Friday …
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When your employees don’t feel well, they don’t do their best work. You wouldn’t expect someone battling the flu or dealing with a broken limb to be at their most productive. Mental health challenges are just as detrimental to …
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Remote work is here to stay, if not forever, then at least through a good portion of 2021. While some employers have transitioned seamlessly, others are still at square one. This webinar will cover the basics of compliance, from …
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Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, on December 21, 2020. The Act is currently with President Trump and awaits his signature. The legislation includes several provisions that will affect employers, PPP loan …
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The IRS is going back to the future in an effort to avoid fraud, deadline confusion, and filing errors related to reporting nonemployee compensation in 2020. They are reintroducing Form 1099-NEC, a form that hasn’t been used since 1982 …
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California passed a state paid family and medical leave law in 2002 and became the first state to implement a state paid leave program in 2004. Since that time, ten U.S. states and the District of Columbia now have …
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In June of 2019, Connecticut passed the State’s Paid Family Medical Leave Act (CT PFMLA), which introduced employers in the state to an upcoming Connecticut Paid Leave (CTPL) insurance program to be funded by employees by way of a …
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A year and a half has passed since Maine’s Governor Janet Mills signed L.D. 369, An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave, into law. The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) issued its final rules on the ground-breaking earned paid leave …
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The CARES Act introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in support of small businesses employing 500 or fewer employees and in need of funds to maintain ongoing operations while facing economic uncertainty. Ongoing publicity surrounding the PPP brought to …
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Handbook policies are increasingly being used by employers to respond to changes inside and outside the workplace. But they need to be used in the right way. Join Kara Govro, attorney and HR expert, as she discusses the key …
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