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Please Click HerePosted on May 5, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
Previously we reported on the EEOC’s post entitled “ What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” Today, the EEOC added valuable guidance for those employers gearing up to return employees to the workplace. Ironically, we have recently been addressing these same questions from many clients, so […]
Posted on May 4, 2020 by Amy E. Ebeling and Mary Ellen Schill
Over the weekend, the Department of Treasury issued an update to their PPP FAQs. Question #40 clarifies that an employer’s forgiveness amount under PPP will not be impacted if the employer attempts to rehire a previously laid off employee and the employee refuses the offer to be rehired. The offer from the employer must be […]
Posted on May 1, 2020 by Mary Ellen Schill and Amy E. Ebeling
The Department of Treasury released updated Protection Program FAQs. These updated FAQs continue to raise more questions and concerns from PPP borrowers and provide little clarity on SBA expectations and forgiveness. Published on April 28th, FAQ #37 responds to the question “Do businesses owned by private companies with adequate sources of liquidity to support the […]
Posted on April 30, 2020 by Mary Ellen Schill and Amy E. Ebeling
With a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funding coming available last week, a large percentage of small businesses either have already received (or will soon receive) the proceeds of a PPP loan. At only one percent interest over two years, PPP loans present a great opportunity, but, obviously, businesses are most interested in […]
Posted on April 21, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
After having just issued an update on April 9, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has now issued another update to its guidance document, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEOC Laws.” This has been the subject of two of our previous alerts (see The EEOC […]
Posted on April 17, 2020 by Shanna N. Fink
In our recent blog post, The Early Bird RMD Doesn’t Get the Tax Relief Worm, we provided guidance regarding the suspension of required minimum distributions (RMDs) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). We advised that if you already took your RMD for 2020, the CARES Act may allow you […]
Posted on April 16, 2020 by Amy E. Ebeling, Derek L. Prestin and Mary Ellen Schill
This afternoon, Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #28 (the “Extended Order”), an extension to Emergency Order #12 released on March 24th (the “Original Order”). The full text of the Extended Order can be accessed here. The Original Order remains in effect until 8:00 AM on April 24th, at which time the Extended […]
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Sara J. Ackermann
Last Friday, the DOL issued “corrections” to its FFCRA regulations. A link to these corrections is here: FFCRA Corrections. Among other small changes, the DOL has made it crystal clear that an employer may require an employee use accrued paid leave for the paid portions of Expanded FMLA leave. This does not apply during the […]
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Melissa S. Kampmann and Ashley L. Hawley
As many churches in our area celebrated Easter in their parking lots or over video recordings, we cannot help but think what impact the coronavirus is having on not just churches but other local nonprofit organizations in our communities. Loss of jobs or lowered salaries have left many people cutting non-essential expenses, including club memberships […]
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Until further notice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will not be enforcing its illness reporting requirements with regard to COVID-19 cases for most employers. Under OSHA regulations, COVID-19 is a recordable illness if certain criteria are met. See our recent e-alert on this. . However, on April 10, OSHA issued an “enforcement guidance” announcing […]