by keyseradmin | Apr 19, 2021 | Compliance
Internal Revenue Service Announcement 2021-7 This announcement notifies taxpayers that amounts paid for personal protective equipment, such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019...
by keyseradmin | Apr 19, 2021 | Human Resources
By Kathy Gurchiek The COVID-19 global pandemic turned the workplace on its head a year ago. Suddenly, travel was limited or canceled completely. Employees who had never worked remotely found themselves working from home for the first time, sometimes while juggling...
by keyseradmin | Apr 19, 2021 | Human Resources
By Allen Smith, J.D. As a rising percentage of the population receives vaccines for COVID-19, many employers want employees to return to the workplace. Some employees, feeling isolated, want to return. But some don’t, and employers will need to make the case for...
by keyseradmin | Mar 12, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
By Brian M. Johnston, Joy M. Napier-Joyce and Monique Warren We recently provided an update on the looming end date for COBRA and other deadline extensions and the uncertainty that continues to add to the administrative burdens without more clarity from the DOL and...
by keyseradmin | Mar 12, 2021 | Compliance, Human Resources
By Allen Smith Some workers are growing tired of ongoing pandemic-related restrictions and becoming lax in their compliance with COVID-19-related protocols such as mask wearing. Their “pandemic fatigue” is creating challenges and legal risks that employers...
