Tag: Covid-19

On Monday, December 21, 2020, Congress voted to approve a long-awaited stimulus related to the ongoing Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. The legislation is expected to be signed into law this week. The bill contains numerous provisions Read More

Earlier this year, employers were polled by Mercer, a global benefits consulting service, to give their preliminary thinking about flexible work arrangements in a post-pandemic environment. Their answers suggest that, in some cases, companies with employees Read More

Many people are struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, some individuals qualify for federal-income-tax-free disaster relief and disaster mitigation payments paid by some employers under Internal Revenue Code Section 139. Here Read More

Historically, companies have downsized for many reasons, including mergers and acquisitions, changes in management philosophy and strategy, and increased use of outsourcing. Economic downturns have also spurred layoffs, such as the one triggered by the Read More

How can an employer keep its workforce safe from COVID-19 exposure on the job, while still following medical privacy rules? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may be able to help, as it reviews how Read More

Here's a question from an employer about deadlines. Q. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, we understand that participants in our self-insured ERISA group health plan must be given more time for certain actions (such as Read More

The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) made substantial tax subsidies available to eligible employers, so they can provide paid sick leave and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave for certain employees impacted by Read More

What seemed at first like a temporary COVID-19-driven remote workers trend isn't expected to end when health risks are mitigated, some surveys suggest. For example, one-third of employers expect that at least half of their Read More

Have you been working from home during the COVID-19 crisis? Join the club. Approximately 42% of the American workforce is currently working from home full-time, according to a recent study by the Stanford Institute for Read More

Kirsch CPA Group is working and thinking outside the box alongside our clients to navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are developing new, innovative ways that help support businesses as they respond and Read More