Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Many clients are stressing out about their Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act loans. It’s not so much if they will obtain the loan, but rather how will they spend the loan proceeds? The PPP Interim Final Rule that took effect on April 15 says…
Adam Ginsburg / CC BY-SA I’m glad that you folks enjoyed yesterday’s recipe post. I got a lot of positive feedback, especially on the beer bread. That doesn’t really shock me, given the state of play right now. But, I’m not judging. Unfortunately, if this were a full-time cooking blog,…
Image Credit: geralt (pixabay.com) Over the past few weeks, I’ve been compiling a Google Drive folder full of coronavirus-related employment lawsuits that plaintiffs have filed in federal courts across the country. For the rest of this week, I’m going to profile a few of them so that you know what…
Image by Fathromi Ramdlon from Pixabay Cue the music. I’ve had to counsel many employers on layoffs and furloughs and such during this COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the number of impacted employees, that conversation can involve the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. What is WARN? In a…
Image by Alexey Hulsov from Pixabay In the past several days, many states have issued stay-at-home orders. Here is a list of them from CNN. These orders vary, and no one is literally locked in their homes. But, the gist is that affected citizens should stay at home unless they…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com “Eric, so, what exactly just happened?” I know it’s confusing. You’ve been inundated with blog posts, articles, and whatnot about a House bill called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that the House changed a few times before sending it to the Senate. Then, the Senate almost…
tEvan-Amos / Public domain But, first, thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday for the Facebook Live / Zoom chat to discuss the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and other COVID-19 workplace issues. ICYMI, we did record the session. I’ve got audio here and my handsome talking mug here.…
Ibrahim.ID / CC BY-SA Obviously, probably, and definitely. But, a recent survey didn’t cover any of these examples. Survey methodology Instead, researchers at Penn State University “recruited 436 hiring managers from a variety of organizations, 61% of whom were employed in the hospitality industry and the remainder in industries ranging…
TikTok [Public domain]When it comes to employees getting fired for their social media use, the Mount Rushmore of platforms claiming these victims is Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. But, let’s talk a little bit about TikTok. But, before I do that and apropos of the theme of this post, yo,…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/interview-job-icon-job-interview-1018333/) Back in 2017, the City of Philadelphia became the first city in the country to pass a law forbidding local employers from asking individuals about their salary history. The purpose of the law was to help close the wage gap between men and women. Then the…