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COVID-19 pandemic: How to prepare your business

Insperity

News about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 or “the coronavirus”) pandemic understandably can be unsettling, but infectious disease outbreaks need not induce panic. Employer decisions should always be based on non-discriminatory, objective standards and sources of information that can reasonably be relied upon.

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Employee retention credit comes with fewer strings

Business Management Daily

Getting a Paycheck Protection Program loan was fraught, limited to employers with fewer than 500 employees, and only covered eight weeks of payroll and expenses. No raises: Only the amounts paid to employees for time they’re not working, and at the rate of pay in effect prior to the increase, count as qualified wages. What’s it worth?

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How to retain parents after parental leave

HR Digest

In a 2019 survey by service provider Workplace Options 23% of employed parents indicated that they had at some point considered giving up their job – due to incompatibility with childcare. Do you offer paid sick leave for children ? support options by the employer. During parental leave.

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No further pandemic relief in the pipeline, but you still have options

Business Management Daily

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act hasn’t been kind to employers. Similar to the pandemic-related paid sick leave provisions, under this section of the tax code, full-time employees (i.e., Similar to the pandemic-related paid sick leave provisions, under this section of the tax code, full-time employees (i.e.,

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Camps are closed: Is your employee eligible for paid leave?

Business Management Daily

The Department of Labor has issued a Field Assistance Bulletin to guide its investigators in determining whether employers improperly denied paid leave to qualified employees. Did employees’ children attend the same camp or program during 2018 or 2019? FFCRA Background. Proceed with caution.

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FMLA calendars are muddied by expiring COVID relief

Business Management Daily

FMLA calendar choices may be more complex for employers to make than ever before. With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) set to expire, employers can’t just roll back their leave policies to 2019. Lawmakers designed them to provide employers with flexibility when scheduling leave.

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Benchmarking and Surveys Gauge if Employee Benefits are on Target

Corporate Synergies

Benchmarking and surveys help employers zero in on options that workers deem valuable. With unemployment at a 50-year low, health and welfare benefits have become a big differentiator for employers, which means they need to be competitive to attract and retain employees. Ask 100 employers and you’ll get 100 answers. As Seen In.