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In early May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published extensive guidance for employers and employees on how various laws and regulations apply to the pandemic. Below are some highlights, but it's a good idea to review the entire page. Can an ADA-covered employer take the body...

19 May, 2020

The SBA released the Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application on May 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Below are the most salient points from the guidance: Simplifies the 8-week cutoff   The new guidance allows use of an 8-week covered period from loan disbursement date or “Alternative Payroll...

17 May, 2020

Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations that together with their affiliates accepted Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds of less than $2 million will be assumed to have performed the required certification concerning the necessity of their loan requests in good faith, according to guidance posted by the...

15 May, 2020

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a temporary policy to allow employers to accept expired List B documents when completing the Form I-9 beginning May 1. This policy is intended to account for the fact that many people are unable to renew their...

12 May, 2020

You may have been one of the businesses that pounced on the hastily assembled Paycheck Protection Program in hopes of getting a loan. Many businesses succeeded, but some did not, and it's not always clear why. If you didn't, here are some clues why. Your first...

11 May, 2020

After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the Minister's Housing Allowance for Paycheck Protection Program loans, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) states in a Frequently Asked Questions report that it has approved the inclusion of the minister’s housing allowance in payroll costs for purposes of applying...

07 May, 2020