The Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and the Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFMLA) that were mandated in the FFCRA expired on December 31, 2020. However, the new COVID-19 relief package that was recently passed by Congress and signed by the…
California Hiring Credit Available for Some Small Businesses California Senate Bill 1447 has been approved to allow a small business to take a hiring credit against income or sales and use taxes to a qualified small business employer. A qualified…
Businesses today continue to be at hostage to paper-based systems. Only 18% of organizations today are truly paperless. Handling paper is cumbersome, reduces efficiency and can be extremely expensive. These paper-intensive, manual processes hold you back. Especially in today’s work…
Local SHRM Chapter Santa Barbara Human Resources Association (SBHRA) offers simple tips on combating Zoom fatigue: We are using virtual video meetings daily for multiple reasons. We are using virtual meetings for work, school and many types of social activities.…
Before the pandemic, roughly two-thirds of all social interactions were face-to-face. Not anymore. Those of us following the rules of social distancing (hope that’s everyone) still talk in person with the people we live with and maybe with a friend…
The IRS has taken Non-Employee Compensation out of the 1099-MISC and created a new form 1099-NEC for 2020. The 1099-NEC is to be used only for reporting independent contractor payments of $600 or more in the course of trade or…
There's no rush to offer workers a holiday from Social Security taxes. employers in the U.S. have not rushed to offer their workers a suspension of Social Security payroll taxes through the end of the year, given that employees would…
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the world, so too has fraudulent activity that affects small businesses. Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic offer a prime opportunity to prey on unsuspecting businesses while they are preoccupied with keeping their businesses afloat.…
President Donald Trump signed a bill Saturday re-opening the application window for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) until Aug. 8. The five-week extension had been approved last week by both chambers of Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives and the…
On June 18, 2020, the California Department of Public Health announced that statewide, the general public is now required to use cloth face coverings when outside the home, with limited exceptions. https://hrwatchdog.calchamber.com/2020/06/californians-must-wear-face-coverings-outside-their-homes/
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