OUTDATED: Congress passed the Flexibility Act that changed many of the rules below. See this post.
UPDATED 5/14/20:
Borrowers receiving PPP loan funds under the CARES Act have until May 14, 2020 to return those funds, without penalty,
Many employers are busy worrying about declining revenue, stay-at-home government mandates, and keeping employees safe. Most have not considered the impact that changes imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic might have on their employee benefits.
Dependent care FSAs
Many employees experienced
With a global pandemic comes wage and hour considerations that may not have been issues for employers pre-pandemic.
(1) Business expenses
With employees working remotely, workers are incurring necessary business expenses related to Internet access, print cartridges, personal cell phones,
The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) created a website for employers to report false claims of unemployment, available here. Employers should report to ODJFS any employees: (1) to which they offered work that the employee refused,
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will delay the anticipated opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 (aka EEO-1 report) data collection and the 2020 EEO-3 and EEO-5 data collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The EEO
As employers transition to return to work and return to in-office work, there will be employees who will be fearful of a return to work due to the risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace. How do employers handle those
I previously reported on the Governor’s Responsible Restart Ohio plan to phase-in a re-opening of businesses that were closed or affected by COVID-19. Originally, the plan required masks or face coverings for employees, customers, guests, and others. That requirement was
UPDATED 4/30/20:
On April 27th, Governor Mike DeWine announced a plan to re-open Ohio businesses that were closed by the stay-at-home order. The return to business (and work) will occur in phases. The Governor stressed that the five critical protocols,
According to the EEOC’s updated guidance, during the course of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, employers may use the “direct threat” exception to conduct medical tests of employees entering the workplace.
Ordinarily, an invasive antibody test or infection test for COVID-19 would
Congress passed a myriad of tax credits, deferments, loans, and forgivable loan payments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers struggling to navigate the different options should work closely with their lender, accountant, and legal counsel.
Qualified Sick and Family
