If your company has made a tremendous shift in the employee wellness benefit it’s offering in 2021 due to the pandemic, you are far from alone. But are these benefits a smart investment? You can judge that for yourself. A new report by Wellable found employers are investing in the following wellness benefits this year: […]
Flexibility was the name of the game for getting work done in 2020. And Benefit pros had to deal with some confusing situations, like whether travel time is compensable under FLSA when employees split their work time between the office and home in alternating days or the same day. To help clear up any confusion, […]
States are expanding workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19
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Salary history bans are making a difference, according to a recent study and that may be spurring more cities to act. A Boston University research study released in June 2020 indicates that salary history bans are having the desired effect. After a city or state banned salary history questions, they found pay increased for all […]
Judge Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York on Monday agreed with New York Attorney General Letitia James that the Department of Labor’s pandemic-related paid sick leave rules were overbroad. James sued the federal government in March over some of the department’s restrictions to paid sick and emergency family leave. […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) says it will “promptly” release new forgiveness rules and guidance for firms. Why? A new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) bill that eases some restrictions for small employers is becoming a law. Originally, the PPP loans could be forgiven if an employer followed the 75/25 rule: 75% of the loan proceeds […]
Since the feds replenished the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in May, many more small employers have requested the forgivable coronavirus-relief loans. And now, the feds have issued a new round of guidance on what makes the loan forgivable. Forgiveness applications On May 15, the Small Business Administration (SBA), which is administering the loans, released its […]
