With schools opening this fall utilizing a variety of learning models, employees may be wondering if they qualify for the paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) since the school may not technically be “closed”. The US Department of Labor recently released updated guidance regarding the eligibility for paid leave relative to… Continue Reading
Archives for August 2020
MN Applies for Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)
On August 28th, the State of Minnesota applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program that was authorized in the presidential memo on August 8th. With the necessary prep work already completed, the Unemployment Insurance program will begin to pay benefits as soon as FEMA approves the state’s application…. Continue Reading
Payroll Tax Deferral, Now What?
The President’s memorandum deferring the employee’s portion of Social Security tax starts September 1, 2020 and goes through December 31, 2020. With no additional payroll guidance as of August 27th being provided for the memorandum’s implementation, employers are left questioning if they have to participate, what their responsibility is to their employees, and what they… Continue Reading
New USDA Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that there’s a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners. This survey will help USDA understand what it’s doing well and where improvements are needed, specifically as it relates to the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Risk Management… Continue Reading
Follow up to Heroes and HEALS – The Outcome
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the Democratic HEROES and Republican HEALS Acts debate among Congress because of the widespread impact to you and the economy. Our report last week (Link to article) gave you a run down of the differences between them and mentioned the impending August 7th deadline. What we didn’t mention… Continue Reading
HUBZone Program Improvements
The SBA HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least three percent of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies each year. There have been three major purposes for these changes including improving the customer experience, increasing program utilization, and expanding and stabilizing the footprint. This… Continue Reading
