Alert Regarding Paycheck Protection Program
Starting this Friday, April 3, 2020, small businesses and sole proprietors can apply for a loan through the Paycheck Protection
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USMCA Delayed, Tariff Relief Likely
In response to the all-consuming demands of COVID-19, the administration is considering suspending tariffs, with exceptions. The implementation of USMCA also is on hold.
Read moreEmerge Stronger: Take Note of Innovations During Crisis
Ask these questions to capture best practices–and identify what can be eliminated–when the new normal emerges.
Read moreState Orders Affecting Business
See what’s happening in your state as governments issue orders in response to covid-19.
Read moreEmployee Election Form for COVID-19 Leave
Use this sample of an election form for employees seeking leave.
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Stimulus Offers Loans with Option for Forgiveness
The $2.2 trillion response deal allows small businesses to acquire grants and loans up to 125 percent of their payroll with the opportunity for loan forgiveness for businesses that can quickly ramp up or sustain their workforces.
Read moreDOL Clarifies Questions on New Families First Act
Clarifications issued Friday help employers make sense of the intermittent leave policy and how FFCRA works for businesses affected by closures or stay-at-home orders.
Read moreFarm Equipment Makers, Related Industries React
Deere, AGCO, CNHI, and Alamo have reacted to the pandemic by temporarily shuttering overseas operations. Domestically, there is news of layoffs and plant closures resulting from employees testing positive.
Read moreFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR | Wage and Hour DivisionSource: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions 03/30/2020 As provided under the legislation, the U.S. Department of
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Deere shuts down Dubuque Works for disinfection – after positive COVID-19 case
John Deere Dubuque Works is temporarily shut down after a confirmed case of COVID-19 in an employee of the facility.
Read moreDraft Travel/Work Document
Essential Critical Infrastructure Worker Designation – Draft Text
Read moreEssential Business? Guidance in a Stay-At-Home Order
CISA GUIDANCE On March 23, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued “Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring
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Member-Relevant Highlights of $2 Trillion Stimulus
New stimulus bill provides billions in loans to small businesses that can be converted to grants that will not require repayment.
Read moreFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act Notice
The U.S. Department of Labor posted its model employee notices for FFCRA rights. Link to the model notice Only employers
Read moreSee a Webinar on HR Legal Issues Related to covid-19
Webinar invitation: Ask an attorney your HR legal questions around covid-19.
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HR Resources from KCoe
Member company K-Coe Isom has compiled a toolkit with valuable information related to payroll and related employment questions.
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Contact U.S. Governors
Find out how to contact your governor and see sample language you can use to ask your state for assurance that your business is deemed “essential” during a stay-at-home order.
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U.S. Moves Tax Deadline to July 15
In these unprecedented circumstances, the federal government wants you to focus on your business not your tax return.
Read moreEmployment Law Questions Emerge Around COVID-19
Association partner Nilan Johnson Lewis have drafted a series of responses to questions facing employers related to the coronavirus.
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Bill Calls for Paid Leave at Small Companies
The bill requires employers of small companies to pay up to $511 a day for sick leave and up to $200 a day for family leave.
Read moreRisk Management – Best Practices
See tips for protecting your workforce and responding if an employee tests positive.
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Canceled: Supply Summit 2020
We look ahead to Orlando in October, where will we reconnect, learn, and grow your business.
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