June 2020 // Volume 7 // Issue 3
INTRODUCTION
Clients and Friends,
As businesses begin reopening across California, things look very different today versus a short 90 days ago.
Whether your essential business never closed, you mandated a mostly remote workforce or furloughed everyone, the days ahead will require new tools and good information.
Welcome to the June edition of The Essential!
In partnership,
The EBHR Team
contact us for more information at ondemandhr@everybizhr.com
In May, Governor Newsom passed Executive Order N-62-20 which retroactively created a rebuttable presumption:
This presumption, although rebuttable, radically shifts the long-standing requirement that employees must provide medical evidence that an illness or injury was related to work to be eligible for benefits.
You have questions. We have answers!
Q: What steps should I take to recall an employee I have furloughed?
Q: What if I paid out sick and vacation time?
Q: Will I be required to offer a new balance to replenish paid out or used CA sick leave?
Q: What steps should I take to rehire an employee I laid off and wish to rehire to fill the same position they had prior to the layoff?
Q: As part of COVID-19, I changed my employee’s exemption status from Exempt to Non-Exempt and work hours were reduced.
EBHR can partner with you to help you restore your workforce.
Contact us for help with walking through all possible scenarios at ondemandhr@everybizhr.com
National and Local Civil Unrest: What does this mean for Employers?
In June, State and City Government Officials set early closures.
Business and employer-operations have been interrupted widely. What does this mean for businesses and their employees in terms of early departures and wage and hour? Read more
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Can you test employees for COVID-19?
Yes, but do so thoughtfully.
Reminder: Personal Income Tax Deadlines extended to July 15, 2020
With the IRS filing deadline for 2019 personal income taxes extended to July 15, in addition to the typical request for copies of lost 2019 W-2 forms, California employers will have additional requirements related to the 2020 Form W-4 and DE-4 . For more details about this topic, visit our blog.
Is work from home here to stay?
Many employers are contemplating whether all employees will return to the worksite or to continue providing a work-from-home option. To read more about factors to be considered, visit our blog.
Permitted Changes to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care Plans mid-year due to COVID-19
A quick snippet of what you need to know:
- In May, the IRS released a notice indicating that employees will have an opportunity to make mid-year election changes to healthcare flexible spending accounts and dependent care assistance during the 2020 calendar year.
- Health plans may allow eligible employees to make changes to their current elections on a “prospective basis”. This also applies to employees that initially declined to elect FSA and dependent care plans.
- Employees may apply unused amounts remaining in a health FSA or dependent care program to pay or reimburse medical and dependent care expenses.
Are Companies moving forward with merit increases or postponing?
The Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) research indicates that some employers will likely conduct an analysis of their workforces to identify their high performers and invest in those employees in order to retain them. Another source indicates that companies are paying premiums to essential workers.
Will your company move forward with merit increases in 2020?
For HR related concerns, email us at: ondemandhr@everybizhr.com
In Service,
EBHR Team
