HR Webinar: June 2024
We are excited to present a HR & Benefits Compliance webinar, Building Cultural Competency on May 16, 2024. This webinar is offered with no cost to our clients as a complimentary resource.
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4 Ways to Support Remote Employee Collaboration and Productivity
Working remotely doesn’t always come naturally to employees, especially among those who are used to the accountability of in-person workplaces. With this in mind, employers may need to step in to help facilitate productivity and attentiveness—particularly when working in person isn’t an option. This article provides four tips for supporting remote employee productivity while still enabling collaboration.
Congress Passes Extension of Paycheck Protection Program
Congress has passed the PPP Extension Act of 2021, a 60-day extension of the Payment Protection Program, which was set to expire on March 31. President Joe Biden signed the bill on March 30. This News Brief explains further.
HR Newsletter: 4/7/21
With Employee Benefits & HR topics regularly in the news, it’s difficult to stay up to date. Our weekly newsletter will help you stay current. Check out this week’s edition.
DOL Issues Model Notices to Aid Employers in Their Compliance Obligations Under ARPA’s COBRA Subsidy Provision
One of the provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a 100% fully subsidized COBRA premium for certain individuals beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on September 30, 2021 (subsidy period). Employers must timely notify individuals who become entitled to elect COBRA during the subsidy period of the subsidy’s availability and the option to enroll in different coverage (if permitted by the plan) by May 30, 2021. In addition, employers must notify individuals of their subsidy’s expiration between 45 and 15 days before the expiration date.
COVID-19 Exchange Special Enrollment Period Extended
On March 23, 2021, CMS announced that it is extending a special enrollment period through the Exchanges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As a result, eligible individuals have three additional months, through Aug. 15, 2021, to enroll in Exchange coverage via HealthCare.gov. This Legal Update provides information on the extended special enrollment period.
California Updates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Leave Statute
Beginning on March 29, 2021, Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) required employers to begin providing additional supplemental paid sick leave to employees because of COVID-19. SB 95 is much more robust than its predecessor, AB 1867. It expands the number of employees eligible for COVID-19 paid sick leave, expands the reasons an employee may take paid sick leave, and applies retroactively to January 1, 2021, which will require some employers who previously granted employees unpaid leave for COVID-19 related reasons to retroactively compensate those employees.
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