Businesses in all industries are claiming Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC)s of millions of dollars—even if they received PPP loans. Many employers qualify for up to $33,000 per employee in refundable, advanceable funds. MP’s HR and payroll experts have created a brief, simple questionnaire to help employers determine if they might be eligible for the ERTC program. Just one “yes” answer could be enough for eligibility for this program. Download the questionnaire to find out if you may qualify.
You will:
• Learn about revenue loss requirements for 2021 and 2022
• Find out why an organization’s partial or complete shutdown in 2020 or 2021 qualifies them for ERC funds
• Discover how an inability to sell alcohol in the past two years may qualify employers for an ERC
• Uncover whether social distancing measures or vendor supplier issues make an organization eligible for an ERC
Compliance
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Are You Making This Common Mistake in Your Employee Handbook?
An employee handbook is a powerful tool for employers: it promotes safety, helps ensure HR compliance, reduces the company’s risk and exposure, and nurtures corporate culture. A staff handbook can’t offer any of these benefits if employers make this significant mistake, though: borrowing an unedited employee manual from another organization. Read the article to:
• Find out the four reasons why using a borrowed employee handbook and employee policies is a critical mistake
• Learn out how an employee manual assists employers in attracting and retaining top talent
• Understand why employee handbooks need to be written based on the employer size
• Uncover the reason a borrowed handbook may jeopardize an employer’s compliance with their industry standards
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5 State-Specific HR Compliance Considerations for Remote Workers
Employers with fully remote or hybrid remote work environments should be prepared for additional HR risk and compliance concerns, particularly if they have employees in different states. When employees work remotely in a new state, they create a new “work location.” This work location will be subject to HR and compliance laws in the state and city it’s located. Employers may work with HR compliance providers, such as MP, to conduct an HR compliance audit and ensure they’re in HR compliance in all required states. Read the article to:
• Learn five essential areas a workplace must be in compliance with at every work location
• Find out best practices for sharing notices and employment posters with remote employees
• Get the best tools for delivering state-mandated training
• Outline strategies to reduce legal exposure in every state where an employer has remote workers
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COVID Vaccine Mandates Checklist: Essential Considerations for Employers
In the latest HR updates, many employers must now meet new requirements regarding COVID vaccination or COVID testing to maintain HR compliance. The new mandates will apply to these employers: private-sector employers of more than 100 employees, federal contractors, schools, and employers that provide healthcare services and receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement. MP’s HR services team shares a checklist to assist employers that are either currently impacted by the mandates, or need the best HR strategies to prepare for them.
Download the checklists to:
• Determine if it’s possible to offer COVID testing alternatives
• Learn how workplaces must handle accommodation requests
• Uncover requirements for tracking testing results and vaccination statuses
• Find out the costs an employer may need to undertake to reach compliance
Download the checklists.
HR and Payroll Compliance for Remote Workers: 6 Critical Considerations
In 2021 and 2022, organizations will permit employees to work remotely more than ever. While allowing remote work or hybrid remote work may improve employee engagement, it can also create more risk and legal exposure. Supervising remote employees could trigger risks for non-compliance with state (sometimes city) HR and payroll requirements. (This is true whether employers are aware of where remote employees are living and working, or if they aren’t. Even if employees move to a new state without telling their employers, the workplace is still subject to those local HR and payroll regulations.) Read the article to:
• Outline six key areas of payroll management and HR compliance remote employers must beware of
• Find out how employee classifications may change from state to state
• Discover how an employer’s pay frequency could create compliance challenges
• Learn why employers must know what state and city their remote employees live in
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Return to Work Dress Code Policy: 4 Best Practices
As employees return to work, there will be a myriad of challenges. One obstacle employers may not have anticipated in their return to work plans is adherence to dress code. Many employers are finding that as employees return to the office, they’re coming back wearing clothes that don’t meet employee policies for business attire. Read the article to:
• Learn the four best HR strategies for preventing and reducing pushback on dress codes as employees return to work
• Develop a dress code policy to protect the company from costly lawsuits
• Find out how to reduce risk when enforcing a dress code
• Discover proven strategies for developing and sharing a dress code
• Uncover how and why dress codes may need to change in 2021
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