Updates on Furloughed Employees and Closed Worksites - Disaster Relief Payments to Employees - Benefits of Section 139 The FAQ guidance makes it clear that employees who are furloughed are not active employees and, thus, are not eligible to receive Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) or Emergency Family Medical Leave (EFML) [...]
House Passes and President Signs CARES Act Late Friday afternoon, the House passed and the President signed into law the CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus package that provides relief to individuals and businesses struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the full Act in all its [...]
Stimulus SBA Loan and Forgiveness Program ("Paycheck Protection Program") As part of the new stimulus package making its way to the House and President for signature this Friday, $349 billion is earmarked to assist small businesses with loans. The loans will be administered through the SBA 7a loan program via [...]
Many clients have been asking the best way to handle changes in employees' (employment) status, with respect to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is an outline, from a Human Resources perspective with regards to what your options and limitations, as an employer, are Furlough A furlough involves [...]
Update on the Federal 90-Day Waiver of Penalties and Interest on Tax Payments Back on March 17, 2020 Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced a 90-day grace period on the payment of individual and corporate Federal taxes, normally due April 15th. Individuals and corporations have until July 15th without being assessed [...]
Small Business Relief: Yesterday the Baker-Polito Administration announced administrative tax relief measures for small local businesses which have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, especially in the restaurant and hospitality sectors. This tax relief includes postponing the collection of regular sales tax, meals tax, and room occupancy taxes [...]
As of yesterday afternoon, the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is now activated for Massachusetts. Primary eligible Counties: Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Information/ApplyOnline [...]
As a follow up to our previous article regarding SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), we wanted to inform you that Governor Baker has requested an EIDL disaster declaration to the U.S. Small Business Administration and as of right now its status is pending. (That is why if you have attempted to apply [...]
As businesses continue to be financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to share with you important information regarding the U.S Small Business Administration's recently released low-interest federal disaster loans. The SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans offer up to $2 million in assistance and can provide vital economic [...]
Dear Client, Our firm remains fully open for business. We are fortunate to work in a service industry in which much of our work is conducted remotely anyway - over the phone, by e-mail, fax and our Client Portal. At this time, we strongly encourage electronic delivery of [...]
