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What Should an Employer Do if One of Their Employees Tests Positive for COVID-19?
Employers should take a moment to review the new CDC guidance, summarized here, to prepare themselves for how to handle workers who test positive for COVID-19 and/or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Omicron has changed the game- employers should prepare for when, not if, they need to isolate or quarantine employees.
Can I Require My Employees to Get Vaccinated?
With COVID-19 vaccines readily available to most Americans and more and more employees returning to the workplace, employers are being forced to decide what their vaccination policies will be for workers. One of the primary components of this decision-making process will involve understanding what employers can legally require their employees to do. We are here to help!
How To Negotiate a Commercial Lease During COVID-19
While small businesses are fighting to survive, some landlords are also struggling. Empty spaces and tenants requesting lease abatements while maintaining mortgage, tax, maintenance, and salary obligations is proving tough for some landlords. This has created a tenant opportunity in some spaces for lower rates and better terms as landlords come to understand the pandemic commercial real estate market.
The 3 Most Important Things You Need to Do Now for PPP Loan Forgiveness
Are you waiting until the end of your 8-week or 24-week loan period to review our resources on loan forgiveness? If so, this blog is for you! Here are the 3 things to do now for forgiveness.
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Updates: Highlights
The SBA recently released its new version of the forgiveness application following some recent legislative changes to the terms of the program. Below are the highlights. Refer to our step-by-step forgiveness application instructions for more details on completing your application.
"The New Normal" Questions About ReOpening During Covid-19
Businesses are opening back up after nearly 3 months of sheltering in place. We are obviously so pleased to be able to move forward, but for all businesses, there are a lot of questions about how to open safely and compliantly.
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Step-by-Step Guide
We know how important it is to get timely information on the PPP program, so we created this step-by-step guide to help you through the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application.
PPP Question Answered: How Does it Work With Payroll Protection Program if I Re-Hire Laid-Off Employees?
My business was approved for a PPP loan, and we'll be putting employees back onto payroll that had been laid off. How will this work with the changes to unemployment from the CARES Act? Will employees still be eligible for unemployment if we have to lay them off again after the 8-week loan period? Will they still be able to get the extra $600 per week?
PPP Question Answered: Do New Employee Wages Qualify for Payroll Protection Program Forgiveness?
Employment attorney, Chisa Chervenick, answers several questions about the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and loan forgiveness.
Q: I just hired a new employee. Are their wages considered eligible payroll expenses under the PPP loan? Is forgiveness limited to the wages of former employees only?
A new hire’s wages fall under the definition of payroll costs eligible for forgiveness. Had Congress intended to exclude these wages, it likely would have done so expressly alongside exclusions for wages paid to employees principally residing outside of the U.S. However, there are still outstanding questions about the forgiveness process as we await more guidance from the SBA. We provided some initial guidance about forgiveness here, but there will be more coming.