Major shifts in both life and work since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis have many employees struggling to adjust to the new “normal.” It’s no wonder employees are feeling the effects of “pandemic fatigue” and “pandemic burn-out” in …
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The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) was originally established by the CARES Act to help small businesses affected by COVID-19. The ERTC is a refundable tax credit applying to the 6.2% employer portion of employee Social Security payroll tax, …
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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule on the Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The final rule is part of the DOL’s continued efforts to help employers make the status distinction: employee …
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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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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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