CARES: The Impact on Business, Employers and Employees Today, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the largest and most comprehensive act to aid businesses, employers and employees, particularly in the small business segment, during this COVID-19 pandemic. The hefty price tag, $2 trillion, will provide direct relief to businesses, with the specific goal of assisting […]
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES)
Update on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”), into law. The law overhauls leave requirements for employers – amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add new Public Health Emergency Leave and enacting Emergency Paid Sick Leave for reasons related to the Coronavirus. The […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
COVID-19 has already significantly impacted the U.S. in unprecedented ways. In response, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law yesterday evening a law designed to provide relief to families impacted by the recent coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. As most people already know, the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020 declared COVID-19 a global […]
Coronavirus FAQ #2 for Employers – Working from Home
Dear AJ: Some healthy employees want to work at home. Do I have to allow that? AJ’s Answer: The question posed, in my view, requires a larger look at our businesses and what we want to accomplish, how we want to do that, what we actually are able to do, and what makes sense for our […]
Coronavirus FAQ #1 for Employers – Compensation
Dear AJ: What if I have to tell employees to stay home, be “self-quarantined,” or shut our office for a couple of weeks? What am I required to pay people? AJ’s Answer: Required (by law) payment of employees on quarantine is dependent on whether the employee works or not and if they are exempt/salary or not. […]