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Employee Garnishments and Changes Due to Covid-19

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Three Steps to Avoid Default Judgments Whether in-person or remotely, employers may want to have their garnishment teams consider three steps right now that may defeat aggressive collections lawyers who seek to obtain a default judgment. First, while some garnishments may slow to a trickle or stop altogether, it may be prudent …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in June: Hours, Classifications, and Payment of Wages

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URGENT: Guardian HR’s Simple Guide to Determine if your Business is Ready to Open

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Guardian HR recommends you follow these steps to analyze whether or not your company is prepared to open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides continuing to follow the recommendations issued by state and local health departments when determining the most appropriate actions to take, you should pay particular attention to the five steps listed below: Consider …

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URGENT: COVID-19 Return to Work Checklist Supplement

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This alert is a supplement designed to be a part of our previous COVID-19 Return to Work Checklist LAWlert: The health and economic conditions created by the COVID-19 crisis have caused unprecedented disruption in the workforce. Now, as some employers begin to bring employees back to work, they are faced with a new set of challenges. …

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URGENT: Agency Guidance – IRS Notices Announce Increased Flexibility for Certain Plans

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Issue Date: May 13, 2020 Our partners at Benefit Comply has put together some crucial information on the IRS’s national response to the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak. The first notice increases “flexibility with respect to mid-year elections under a §125 cafeteria plan during the calendar year 2020 related to employer-sponsored health coverage, health Flexible Spending Arrangements …

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URGENT CA: Comparison COVID-19 Paid Leave

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[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] In the face of the COVID-19, Guardian HR wants to keep employers aware of available California leave benefits. What employees are entitled to may be confusing. Below you will find an overview of the different types of CA paid leave and our comparison guidance sheet to determine which paid leave best works for …

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URGENT CA: COVID-19 Worker’s Compensation

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order (EO) creating a rebuttable presumption of worker’s compensation coverage for employees who were directed to work outside the home from March 17 until approximately July 5 and have tested positive for COVID-19. Specifically, the order: Applies to any employee who reported to work outside of the home at the direction …

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URGENT: EEOC Won’t Collect Employer EEO-1 Data in 2020 Due to Coronavirus

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on May 7 that it will delay until March 2021 collection of EEO-1 Component 1 information—which asks for the number of employees who work for a covered business sorted by job category, race, ethnicity and gender. “The EEOC recognizes the impact that the current public health emergency is …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in May: Hiring, and Returning to Work

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If you’re in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you’re equipped with the right information to keep everything on track year after year, from ACA to FLSA. That’s why we put together the HR compliance calendar …

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URGENT: Mandatory COVID-19 Poster

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As part of the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (FFCRA), employees at small businesses may be entitled to a number of new benefits for sick and family leave. To make sure employees understand their options, employers are required to post notice of the requirements. The Department of Labor requires all employers with less than 500 …

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URGENT: EEOC Issued New Guidance

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Effective, April 23, 2020, the EEOC issued new guidance to employers that permits mandatory testing of employees for the presence of the COVID-19 virus prior to entering the workplace. The EEOC issued the guidance on its FAQ, What You Should Know About COVID-19 ant the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws. In question …

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URGENT: COVID-19 Return to Work Checklist

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This guidance is intended for planning purposes. Employers and workers should use this planning guidance to help minimize risk levels in workplace settings and to determine any appropriate control measures to implement. Posting and Policies Post the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) poster in a visible place. Where employees will remain working from home, …

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URGENT: San Francisco Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL)

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Companies with 500 or more employees worldwide, with a presence in San Francisco, must provide 80 hours of PHEL to full-time employees and the average number of hours worked over a two-week period for part-time employees (average over the last 6 months ending 2/25). Sick Leave is available for immediate use and may be taken …

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URGENT: OSHA Poster for Reducing Workplace Exposure to Coronavirus

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OSHA has issued a new poster listing steps all workplaces can take to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus. The poster highlights 10 infection prevention measures every employer can implement to protect workers’ safety and health during the coronavirus pandemic. Safety measures include encouraging sick workers to stay home; establishing flexible worksites and staggered …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in April: Time-Off from Work, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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If you’re in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you’re equipped with the right information to keep everything on track year after year, from ACA to FLSA. That’s why we put together the HR compliance calendar …

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URGENT: Coronavirus Emergency Loans for Small Businesses

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The economic consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic are hitting small businesses especially hard as customers practice social distancing, states enact forced closures, and events get canceled. As small businesses continue to feel the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the federal government will offer low-interest disaster loans of up to 2 million dollars. Click …

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URGENT: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

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On Friday, March 27, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The new law is a $2 trillion economic stimulus package designed to repair the economic damage caused by COVID-19 and provide additional protection to individuals and businesses who may lose income due to the pandemic. While most of …

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URGENT: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Clarifications & Frequently Asked Questions – UPDATED

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The much-anticipated Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was officially signed into law by President Trump on March 18, 2020. Employers with less than 500 employees should be ready to implement emergency paid sick leave and provide for FMLA leave under certain circumstances relating to COVID-19 as early as April 1, 2020. Click below to …

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URGENT: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions

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Posters Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Federal Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Per the DOL: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions Where do …

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Well-being Ideas for Remote Employees

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In order to have a healthy business in the current environment, it’s important to look out for the health and well-being of your employees, including their mental health. This can be especially difficult as your employees begin to work from home while the risk of the Coronavirus is present. Unaddressed depression in the workplace (or, …

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How To Get Financial Help Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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We at Guardian know that employers have many questions about resources in these unprecedented times. To that end, we have compiled a list of links for various sources of financial help and other information. We will continue to pass along information as it becomes available. The government has set up Benefits.gov, which walks users through …

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DHS Allows Remote Review of Form I-9s During COVID-19 Emergency

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is temporarily relaxing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification document review requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Employers whose employees are working remotely to limit physical proximity during the national emergency will be permitted to review their employees’ identity and employment authorization documents remotely. Employers are …

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IMPORTANT: New Form I-9 Available

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The newest version of the Form I-9 was recently published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The form, used by HR to verify employment eligibility, will be mandatory beginning May 1, 2020. “Employers may use either the 07/17/17 N or the 10/21/2019 version until Apr. 30.,” the agency said. “On May 1, employers must …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in January: Tax Season Begins, Employee Handbook Finalization, and Employee Performance Review

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Note: This calendar is designed to help our clients review the key human resources-related reporting and notice requirements that may apply to their organizations. Please note that this list is for general reference purposes only and is not all-inclusive. Many of the compliance requirements are complex ERISA or other statutory legal filings and responsibilities may vary depending on …

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URGENT: USCIS Issues New Mandatory I-9 Form

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published the newest version of the I-9 Form. Use of the updated form is mandatory starting September 18, 2017. Employers are to continue following existing storage and retention rules for any previously completed Form I-9. DOWNLOAD UPDATED VERSIONS OF THE I-9 FORM HERE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND CORRECTING THE I-9 …

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URGENT CA UPDATE: California Employers Must Provide Written Notice of Right to Take Domestic Violence Leave

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On September 14, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337 into law which expands the employer notice requirements regarding domestic violence employee protections provided by Labor Code section 230.1. Despite the protections under current law, many employees remain uninformed about their employment-related rights when it comes to domestic violence. This new bill requires employers in California of …

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RECAP: Employers That Drug-Test Employees Post-Accident: New OSHA Rule Effective Jan. 1, 2017

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) joined the several other divisions of the Department of Labor in publishing regulations that prohibit or severely restrict employment policies that have been in place – and legal – for years. In May 2016, OSHA published a new rule addressing retaliatory conduct and electronic reporting of occupational injuries …

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Urgent Guardian HR Alert: New U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

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The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling in the case of United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), and an additional important decision in the matter of Hollingsworth, et al. v. Perry, No. 12-144 (June 26, 2013). THE DECISIONS In Windsor, the United States Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act of …

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California Employer LAWlert: Action Required – New Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy Requirements Start April 1

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New regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which  prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on race and gender, among other protected categories, will go into effect on April 1, 2016. Among other things, the new regulations add the following provisions to FEHA: A requirement that businesses with five (5) …

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Form of the Week: Use of Personal Auto for Business Purposes Policy

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We recommend implementing a policy like such if you have employees who drive their personal vehicle for business purposes.   Click the link below to download and customize the policy for your use:  Use of Personal Auto for Business Purposes Policy We hope this information is valuable to you. If you have any questions regarding …

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