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Cal/OSHA Adopts New COVID-19 Regulations
The temporary emergency standard requires employers to create a COVID-19 prevention program, investigate, track and respond to COVID-19 cases in the workplace and provide free testing to workers in cases of outbreaks, among many other requirements.
Read MoreYour PPP Loan Funds and Tax Deductibility
IRS Releases Guidance on Deducting Expenses Paid for with PPP Funds What may come as a shock, the IRS recently issued guidance on its position regarding the deductibility for expenses paid for using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds received earlier this year by many businesses. Although the amount of loan forgiveness will not be counted…
Read MoreWhat is CalSavers?
Many California employers are receiving an information packet from CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. The CalSavers program was launched on July 1, 2019, and is designed to help eligible employees in California establish a retirement savings plan. Is CalSavers mandatory in California? All businesses in California will need to eventually adopt the Cal Savers program, or…
Read MoreNew Family Leave Expansion Effective January 1
California Governor Gavin Newsom just expanded the California Family Rights Act to include employers with five employees or more. Senate Bill 1383, signed on September 17, 2020, greatly expands the state’s existing family and medical leave entitlements and goes into effect on January 1, 2021 SB 1383 also expands eligible reasons for protected leave and…
Read MoreALERT – New Work Comp COVID-19 Reporting Requirement
In May 2020 the Governor issued a worker’s comp executive order which stated COVID-19 cases in the workplace were presumed to be a work-related illness. In the past and with other areas of illness and injury, the burden of proof that it happened at work falls on the employee. This executive order took that burden…
Read MorePPP Loan Forgiveness Update – September
The time is fast approaching where most businesses will need to finalize their 24 week period where they are tracking their covered PPP loan expenses. After this period ends, you will need to complete the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, either the EZ version or the long version depending on your situation. Banks will allow you…
Read MoreEmployee Payroll Tax Deferral
As you know, President Trump signed an Executive Order to allow the deferral of employee tax obligations on August 8. That Executive Order is now in effect and the IRS has provided guidance on the deferral and how the repayment is to be made. The IRS guidance provides key details on employee eligibility, the repayment…
Read MoreStop Waiting for Normal – Change is the New Normal
5 Ways to prepare for the future as small business employer Small business owners can benefit greatly by eliminating the notion that we are going to return to “normal”, whatever that means, anytime soon. One thing is for certain however, change is the only thing we can count on, and this latest Coronavirus pandemic has…
Read MoreExecutive Order Update – Payroll Tax Deferral
How the Latest Executive Orders Might Affect Your Business Also check our PPP Loan Forgiveness Update Below As you may have heard, President Trump signed four executive orders. The orders provide relief on two areas that affect employers in addition to student loan deferrals and protection from evictions the forms of: Payroll tax deferral Unemployment…
Read MoreWorkplace Safety Reality – Talking with Your Employees
What happens OUTside the workplace ends up INside the workplace As we continue to navigate the continuance or reopening of our businesses, new challenges are popping up in many businesses. Primarily these new challenges are related to employees either coming into close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 outside the workplace or…
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