Covid-19 Vaccine Accommodations–Effects on Employers

Employers who require confirmation of coronavirus vaccination should have strong policies and procedures in place to deal with medical and religious objections. They should also be able to recognize when an accommodation will put the company in a difficult position. Employers must make reasonable accommodations for workers who object to receiving a COVID-19 immunization due

COVID 19 – Things to Consider

If your company is planning to implement a mandatory vaccination policy for your employees, there are several things to consider:   Before requiring the vaccination, what exceptions will the Company accept?   Religious accommodations.  What if someone’s religion forbids or discourages its followers from getting the vaccine.  According to Vanderbilt University Medical Center research, only
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OSHA Updates for COVID-19

On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).  The guidance is directed to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) regarding the enforcement of an employer’s duty to properly record instances of occupational illnesses involving COVID-19 and goes into effect on May

Can a PPP Loan be Forgiven if an Employee Refuses to Come Back to Work?

  According to the guidance, SBA and Treasury plan to issue a new rule excluding laid-off employees whom the borrower offered to rehire (for the same salary/wages and the same number of hours) from the loan forgiveness reduction calculation spelled out in the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-136,

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

First, we hope all of you, your families and your employees are safe! As you may have heard, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (see details below).  Please note that this is all very new and is still very fluid, so many questions have not been addressed by Congress or

Corona Virus and Salaried Employees

In order to discuss this situation, it is important to understand the law that governs this issue.   Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in order to classify a position as “exempt”, it must meet 3 tests:   Salary Level Test – As of 1/1/2020, the Dept. of Labor issued new laws that require employers

New OSHA Guidance for Employers on COVID-19

 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, a pandemic. As of March 17, 2020, there are 4,661 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, 48 of which are in Wisconsin. In the midst of this evolving health crisis, employers have many questions about what they can do

What Employers Need to Know about Coronavirus

What Employers Need to Know About Coronavirus The World Health Organization (WHO) has just declared the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, named “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic. You can read the Director-General’s opening remarks HERE.   With this continuing threat, our clients have been reaching out asking how they can help control the spread in

Little Known Facts about Overtime

According to § 778.419 (see section below), if your hourly employee is performing two or more different jobs during the week and is paid different amounts for each job AND the employee works overtime hours during that 7-day workweek, the employee can agree that the overtime premium can be 1.5 times the hourly rate of

THERE’S A NEW W-4 FORM FOR 2020

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW In August, the Internal Revenue Service issued a major revision to the 2020 W-4 form (click here to see the DRAFT version).  The official version has NOT been released yet. By releasing the nearly-finalized version now, the IRS hopes it will give employers and payroll processors extra time to learn