Data privacy. Tax strategy. Contract negotiations. Employment matters. Trade concerns. Legal disputes…
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need answers to keep your business running during the crisis — and thriving after the battle is won.
Welcome back to my weekly missive, I hope you all had a pleasant festive season. It is usual at this time to make New Year’s resolutions in the interests of self-improvement. I’m no different, except my undertakings are pledged on behalf of the collective “we” – that is our community
In early 2020, the CARES Act created a refundable payroll tax credit (the Employee Retention Tax Credit, or the “ERTC”) for eligible payroll costs of certain employers who were negatively impacted by COVID. (See The Cares Act Impact on Employee Benefit Plans; IRS Releases FAQs with Additional Guidance on the
As with November’s lockdown the forthcoming lockdown which becomes law from midnight tonight will not lockdown the housing market as it did in the first lockdown back in Spring 2020. MORE.
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the “CMS”) relaxed some rules to expand access to telehealth, including through audio-only communication platforms. MORE.
Boris Johnson announced last night a third national lockdown in England. To date, since release from lockdown #1, the guidance in relation to work has been to remain at home unless you cannot effectively work from home. MORE.
On December 17, 2020 the Ontario government passed a new Regulation that further extends the timeline for when temporary lay-offs are deemed permanent job losses. The “COVID-19 period” was set to expire on January 2, 2021 and has now been extended to July 3, 2021. MORE.
The COVID-19 pandemic has upset the expectations of many business owners. Lines of business that seemed profitable are now struggling, and previously underappreciated lines of business are blossoming. The pandemic will bring about long-term changes in how the economy operates, as well as short-term difficulties in conforming to current customer
Earlier this month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance with new information on vaccinations. With the rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the EEOC’s new guidance is welcome information regarding how federal anti-discrimination laws may affect employers’ use of mandatory vaccination policies. MORE.
Yesterday, President Trump signed the recently passed bi-partisan COVID-19 Relief Bill (“Bill”) set to bring another round of stimulus to the country’s sluggish economy. MORE.
Yesterday evening, the President signed into law the Bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020. Among a number of other stimulus provisions, the Act, in a section entitled the “Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020” (“CAUWA”), ensures that federal assistance for unemployed workers will continue into 2021. CAUWA
Data privacy. Tax strategy. Contract negotiations. Employment matters. Trade concerns. Legal disputes…
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need answers to keep your business running during the crisis — and thriving after the battle is won.
