Employee benefit plans are impacted by the CARES Act. This post discusses what you need to know about those coronavirus-related plan distributions and which of your employees are eligible for them....
Staff reductions during the coronavirus pandemic will affect your company's employee benefit plan (“Plan”) differently depending on whether you as the employer choose to layoff or furlough employees. This post discusses factors you need to take into account. ...
New Q&As from the Dept of Labor shed light on unemployment assistance The Department of Labor (DOL) issued new questions and answers related to new school schedules and paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Additionally, the DOL released a letter on expanded...
Four tips for bringing your workforce back to the office safely In April 2020, the Brookings Institution reported that due to COVID-19, “up to half of Americans are currently working from home, more than double the fraction who worked from home (at least occasionally)” in 2017-2018. While...
On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of taxes to Social Security from September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 for employees making less...
