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COVID-19 and Coronavirus

• Allowing Telework
  
• Beware Phishing Scams
  
• CARES Act: Business & Nonprofit Relief
  
• CARES Act: Direct Payments to Individuals (Stimulus Checks)
  
• CARES Act: Employee Benefit Plan Provisions
  
• CARES Act: Employee Retention Tax Credit
  
• CARES Act: Overviews of Provisions
  
• CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program (SBA loans)
  
• CARES Act: Unemployment Extension
  
• Communicating with Employees (articles and samples)
  
• Completing Form I-9 for Remote Workers
  
• EEOC Issues ADA Guidance on Medical Screening
  
• Employer Resource Centers (U.S. and Global)
  
• Engaging Remote Workers
  
• Essential Business Designation
  
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (4/1/20)
  
• IRS Relaxes HDHP Rules
  
• Layoff Alternatives
  
• Leave Donation Programs
  
• Making Tax-Favored Disaster Relief Payments to Employees
  
• Preparedness Plan
  
• U.S. Wage and Hour Issues
  
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Business Buzzwords and How to Avoid Them
  
• Cultivating Empathy in the Workplace
  
• Leading with Gratitude
  
• Strategies for Leading Effective Meetings
  

Benefits

• 2020 Benefit Plan Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• 2020 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits
  
• 2020 IRS Retirement Plan Limits
  
• Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce
  
• FMLA: Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• FMLA: Curbing Abuse
  
• FMLA: Resources & Education
  
• Health Plans' Affordability Threshold (2020)
  
• Retirement Plan Hardship Withdrawal Rules (1/1/20)
  
• Saver's Tax Credit
  
• SECURE Act (multiple effective dates)
  
• State Laws: Time Off to Vote (primary dates vary)
  

Compensation

• FLSA: Inclement Weather
  
• FLSA: Joint-Employer Final Rule (3/16/20)
  
• Leap Year (2020) Payroll Wrinkle
  
• New DOL Opinion Letters Address FLSA, FMLA
  
• New Form W-4 (1/1/20)
  
• On-Demand Pay
  
• Severance Plans
  
• State Laws: 2020 Minimum Wage Charts
  

Diversity & Inclusion

• Ageism at Work
  
• Creating a Disability-Friendly Workplace
  
• Using an Individual's Preferred Pronouns
  

Employee Relations

• 2019 in Review: HR & Employment Law
  
• ADA: Association Provision
  
• ADA: Reasonable Accommodation/Interactive Process
  
• Administrative Professionals' Day (Apr 22)
  
• Employment Law Posters: FAQs
  
• Handbooks
  
• Investigating a Harassment Complaint
  
• Legal Marijuana and the Workplace
  
• Responding to an EEOC Charge
  
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work (postponed)
  
• Workplace Romance Policies
  

Global HR

• Australia Finalizes New Annualized Salary Arrangements (1 March 2020)
  
• UK: Brexit is Here
  
• UK: New Tax Rules on Off-Payroll Working (delayed to April 2021)
  
• United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (aka: the new NAFTA)
  

Government Contractors

• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• General Resources & Education for Government Contractors
  
• Minimum Wage Increase (1/1/20)
  

Labor Relations

• NLRB: Employers May Bar Nonemployee Access to Property
  
• NLRB: New Definition of Joint-Employer (4/27/20)
  
• NLRB: New Union Election Rule (postponed to 6/1/20)
  
• Union Membership Statistics 2019
  

Organizational & Employee Development

• Certifications, HR and Related
  
• Free Help Lines for Employers
  
• Minimizing Workplace Distractions
  
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
  
• Returnships (Workforce Re-Entry Programs)
  

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• CBD Oil: What Employers Need to Know
  
• Cold Weather Safety & Winter Driving
  
• OSHA 300A Data Electronic Submission (due Mar 2)
  
• OSHA 300A Posting Period (Feb 1-Apr 30)
  
• Workplace Monitoring
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• ADA: Accessible Career Sites
  
• Adjusting to Bans on Pay-History Inquiries
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• Form I-9: New Version Issued (begin using by 5/1/20)
  
• Form I-9: Resources & Education
  
• Hiring Military Veterans
  
• Improving the Candidate Experience
  
• Job Descriptions: Developing & Using
  
• Job Descriptions: Essential Functions
  
• Keeping in Touch with Rejected Candidates
  
• Nicotine-Free Hiring
  
• Responding to Social Security "No-Match" Letters
  
• Tips to Avoid Being Ghosted
  
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
  

Technology

• ADA: Accessible Career Sites
  
• Digital Transformation and the Workplace
  
• HR Tech Trends in 2020
  
• Mobile Device (BYOD) Security
  

Wellness

• Bike-Friendly Workplace
  
• Healthy Food at Work
  
• Motivating Physical Activity
  
• Standing Desks
  
• Supporting Sleep Health
  
• Workplace Mindfulness