If your company relies on independent contractors, you may be concerned about ongoing developments in how they are classified. Should your contractors be considered employees? The difference could be substantial. Independent contractors are not eligible for many...
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Month: September 2020
How to Get PPP Loan Forgiveness as a Sole Proprietor
As we previously blogged, Congress established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This $669 billion-dollar loan program was designed to help businesses negatively affected by COVID-19 continue...
What Might A Pattern Of Workplace Age Discrimination Look Like?
In 2018, the nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica reported that IBM had been making massive personnel changes. Some of those changes seemed intentionally geared toward shedding older workers. Over five years, the tech giant had cut the jobs of more than 20,000...
DOL Updates FFCRA Regulations in Light of NY Federal Court Decision
As we blogged last month, a New York federal court invalidated four key provisions of the Department of Labor’s regulations on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Under the FFCRA, employers must provide employees up to two weeks (80 hours) of paid...
An Employer’s Guide to COBRA Notice Requirements: Litigation on the Rise
Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), group health plans sponsored by employers with 20 or more employees are generally required to offer employees and their families a temporary extension of health coverage under certain circumstances...
Beware of “Vishing”: The Latest Trend in Cybercrime
As we previously blogged, the rise of telework during the COVID-19 era has coincided with a rise in cybercrimes such as “phishing” and “pharming.” Small businesses that do not have large cybersecurity budgets have been especially vulnerable to these practices during...
More Employees May Need Reasonable Accommodations Due To COVID
According to the CDC, approximately 83% of people under 65 who have died from COVID-19 have had an underlying medical condition such as heart disease or diabetes. That puts people with certain disabilities at serious risk. There are a lot of workers who suffer from...