On December 22, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2021 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes. Beginning on January [...]
According to Gallup, the number of days employees are working remotely has doubled during the pandemic. Some companies are even considering making a remote work arrangement permanent. While there are no laws that exclusively apply to [...]
Question from Client: What are some typical examples of employee discipline? Are there any you recommend? Answer from our Expert: Discipline should reflect the severity of the behavior, attempt to correct it, and be [...]
Can we pay a temporary employee as an independent contractor? From Client: We’ve hired someone to help out with some end-of-year tasks, and they’ll be leaving shortly after the new year. Can we pay them [...]
A $900 billion coronavirus relief bill is now law and provides answers on whether federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave (EFMLA) will be extended. Does the December 2020 COVID [...]
Question from a client: My employee is coughing. Should I send them home for COVID-19? An employee of ours had a brief coughing fit today, but she says she just had something caught in her [...]
Many employers are unaware of state voting leave laws, which we anticipate will be heavily relied upon this year given the challenges presented by the pandemic. Most states require that employers provide at least a [...]
Question from a client: One of our employees refuses to sign the handbook. What should we do? Answer: First things first, talk to them about why they don’t want to sign the handbook. There [...]
