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From The HR Support Center: What do we do if an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19?

First, notify other employees of potential exposure to COVID-19, if any, in the workplace. You should tell them that someone was diagnosed with the illness, but you should not identify which employee is sick, even if employees ask so they can gauge their own risk....

16 July, 2020

From the HR Support Center: How You Can Support the Mental Health of Your Employees During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. People have experienced financial hardship, additional challenges with childcare and school cancellations, job loss, reduced hours, sickness, and grief. The future is uncertain, and the present is extra stressful. And to make matters worse,...

13 July, 2020

Record jobs gain of 4.8 million in June smashes expectations; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%

KEY POINTS Nonfarm payrolls rose by 4.8 million in June, much better than the expected increase of 2.9 million. The unemployment rate fell to a crisis low of 11.1%, also better than the 12.4% estimate. Those on temporary layoff fell by 4.8 million in June...

06 July, 2020

Some of our employees have said they don’t feel safe returning to work. Can we just permanently replace them? What other options do we have?

We recommend caution when deciding to replace an employee who refuses to work because of concerns about COVID-19. Here are few things to keep in mind: Recalled employees may have a right to job-protected leave under a city ordinance, state law, or the federal...

03 July, 2020

What’s the Story on the Employee Retention Credit?

The Employee Retention Credit has been designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose business has been financially impacted by the coronavirus and quarantine. Who's eligible?...

17 June, 2020

Tarrant County Has $30 Million Available for Small Business Grants

The Tarrant County Small Business Assistance Grant Program has been established by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court to utilize $30 million in CARES Act funding to provide grants to Tarrant County small businesses who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency, with...

16 June, 2020

COVID-19 Tag

From The HR Support Center: What do we do if an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19?

From the HR Support Center: How You Can Support the Mental Health of Your Employees During COVID-19

Record jobs gain of 4.8 million in June smashes expectations; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%

Some of our employees have said they don’t feel safe returning to work. Can we just permanently replace them? What other options do we have?

What’s the Story on the Employee Retention Credit?

Tarrant County Has $30 Million Available for Small Business Grants

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