Lockdown restrictions are lifting and in-person offices are feasible once more. But the news is being handled differently from one company to the next. Business owners need to consider what their workers want before they start planning for how — or whether — they will...
According to the Small Business Administration, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as...
The pandemic has thrown businesses into a never-before-seen scenario that has upended how they operate. Many businesses that were thriving before the pandemic now find themselves having to make difficult decisions, including whether to furlough or lay off employees. This task is not as simple...
You may require that the employee provide the qualifying reason he or she is taking leave, and submit an oral or written statement that the employee is unable to work because of this reason, as well as certain documentation, as required by law. And while you...
In April 2020, the Brookings Institution reported that due to COVID-19, "up to half of Americans are currently working from home, more than double the fraction who worked from home (at least occasionally)" in 2017-2018. While the pandemic is fast-tracking the telecommuting trend, for some...
Marketing during a crisis is different than marketing during "normal" times. COVID-19 has made it impossible to know when times will be normal again or what that will look like. Still, businesses need to do what they can to keep themselves in front of their...
A lot has changed in the early months of 2020. Many workers found themselves working from home for the first time. But working from home can be a challenge even under the best of circumstances. If you’re working from home for the first time, the...
Congress recently passed legislation to loosen some of the restrictions that came with the popular Payroll Protection Program. As of June 4, both the House and the Senate have passed these new provisions with near-unanimous approval and the president is expected to sign the bill. This...
No, there is no universal lifting of restrictions, but the CDC is looking forward to a time when businesses can slowly start reopening. As the CDC explains: "It's important to continue to follow federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local guidance for reopening America." Its extensive guidance includes...
What are the best practices for bringing furloughed employees back from COVID leave? Get access to the HR Support Center resource library to get the answer to this question and more! Below are just some examples of articles available. Deciding Who to Recall from Furlough or Layoff: A Quick...