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    Return to Work: Prepare for these Compliance Concerns

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    When employers return to work, they’ll need to be paying attention to more than just the pushback they might receive from their staff. Return to work plans should incorporate steps to prepare three potential compliance concerns. Read the article to:

    Find out about office posting requirements that might need to be part of your plans

    Get tips from MP’s HR services team on the best HR strategies to prepare for them

    Learn about safety risks that could compromise your ADA compliance

    Read the article.  

    5 HR Compliance Tips for Offboarding and Firing in a Remote Workforce

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    Supervising remote employees isn’t easy, but terminating and offboarding them is even more challenging. Employers that don’t follow all applicable laws and regulations are opening themselves up to fines, complaints, lawsuits, and (in the age of the internet) a bad reputation as an employer. Read the article to:
    Learn 5 tips for handling offboarding to reduce damage to morale and your reputation as an employer
    Find out how HR services experts suggest you get equipment back from former employees
    Discover what HR providers advise employers to do to stay in compliance during a layoff, termination, or just mutual parting of ways
    Read the article.

    Return to Work: Worker’s Compensation Claims

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    Besides the federal, state, and local return to work guidelines, employers will need to think about worker’s compensation– both if their workers return to work and if they stay remote.  Read the article to:

    Learn what HR providers suggest employers be prepared for when it comes to worker’s compensation and hazard pay

    Get tips from MP’s HR services on the best HR strategies to mitigate risk

    Find out whether remote employees can make worker’s compensation claims

    Read the article.

    COBRA Subsidy: Alerts and FAQs for Employers

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    Employers everywhere need to prepare for the COBRA subsidy ASAP. Beyond facilitating a 102% COBRA premium subsidy for eligible former employees, they will also need to provide all applicable notices. HR and payroll experts warn that employers should not ignore this COBRA premium subsidy or its notice requirements. Fines will be steep for those that are not in compliance. Read the article to:

    Get the answers to your questions about who will be eligible for the COBRA subsidy

    Learn how to stay in compliance and avoid hefty fines

    Find out how employers will fund and be reimbursed for this program

    Read the article.

    Return to Work: Best Practices for Success and COVID Safety Compliance

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    Many employers are thinking about how their team will return to work. Between CDC return to work guidelines and employee anxiety, forming a return to work plan will be complicated. Download the eBook to:

    Get advice from MP’s HR services experts on how to mitigate legal exposure and safety risks

    Learn the best HR strategies for minimizing pushback on your return to work plan

    Find out what compliance concerns to avoid

    Download the eBook

    Job Descriptions: 3 Critical Reasons to Update Now

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    If employers don’t already have updated job descriptions for their team, this should be added to the priority list. The pandemic and the new political administration are creating circumstances in which writing job descriptions will be key to staying in compliance and deciding on the best HR strategies to get through upcoming pandemic challenges. Read the article to:

    Learn how updated job descriptions can help with ADA compliance through the pandemic

    Find out why you need updated job descriptions for your return to work plans

    Discover how the NLRB and Biden-Harris administration’s regulations will require updated job descriptions

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