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Regulations & Compliance
What Employers Need To Know About Biden’s American Rescue Plan
After several weeks of tense negotiations and legislative twists and turns, President Biden’s latest COVID-19 stimulus package – the American Rescue Plan – became law when the president signed it into effect on March 11, 2021. The measure provides $1.9 trillion in economic relief, with many of the specific items directly affecting employers. What do businesses need to know about this finalized legislation?
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Regulations & Compliance
Remote Workplace Investigation Considerations
Even as businesses reopen across the country, remote work will likely remain popular for the foreseeable future. While remote work arrangements help keep employees healthy and safe in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they create unique challenges for teams and managers, particularly when it comes to conducting workplace investigations.
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Regulations & Compliance
COVID-19 Vaccine Considerations for Employers
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies across the globe have been working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. As the pandemic continues on and vaccine clinical trials progress, there may be a possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine being approved for use in the foreseeable future.
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Regulations & Compliance
SBA Issues New FAQs for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
Recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a new set of answers to frequently asked questions about the forgiveness of loans issued under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Regulations & Compliance
State voting laws – are you in compliance?
As Election Day is quickly approaching, many employees will be eligible to head to the polls, but will they have time to? Although there is not a federal law that allows employees leave time to vote, many states have enacted their own regulations to encourage individuals to cast their ballot. Employers should review their voting leave policies to ensure that they are in compliance with state law requirement.
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Leadership & Management, Regulations & Compliance
Conducting a Remote Termination
Terminations aren’t easy, and the current pandemic is causing new challenges for the process. Conducting terminations in-person may be the standard procedure for many organizations, but with more employees working remotely than ever before, an in-person termination isn’t always feasible—or might be logistically impractical.
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Payroll, Regulations & Compliance
New in 2020 – Changes to Federal Income Tax Withholding
Have you ever received a large refund after filing your annual income taxes? Or, maybe you owed a significant amount back to the IRS? In either case, your federal income tax withholding was a factor.
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Payroll, Regulations & Compliance
Department of Labor’s New Overtime Regulations
January 1st is just around the corner, and no I am not saying this just because I am excited for the New Year. Did you know that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) came to a decision to increase the salary threshold, for salaried exempt employees from $23,660 to $35,568 annually, effective January 1, 2020? If not, I will fill you in on all the key details below.
