Covid-19 Information Hub

Organizations are now dealing with the new normal created by the coronavirus pandemic and are turning to remote access to allow personnel to continue to perform their job duties. While this technology is no doubt vital for allowing many sectors of the economy to function, it is important to keep […]

COVID-19-related Lawsuits A variety of lawsuits have cropped up in the United States since the COVID-19 outbreak. At least four lawsuits have been filed against Princess Cruise Lines, whose three thousand passengers from the Grand Princess that docked in San Francisco, California have been forced into a two-week quarantine in […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it will defer the physical presence requirements for the Form I-9. Employers with employees “taking physical proximity precautions due to COVID-19” will not be required to review the employee’s identity and employment authorization documents in the employee’s physical presence. This only […]

COVID-19 Preparedness For Employers – What do employers do now with the new obligations of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s Paid Leave WHEN:  Friday, March 20, 2020  12:00 P.M. CST Click here to access the recording of the presentation.  Click here to access the PDF of the presentation. DESCRIPTION: The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a […]

As waves of employees across the nation are staying home from work to combat the spread of COVID-19, many are doing so on an unpaid basis.  This week, both Iowa and Nebraska announced unemployment insurance relief for both employees and employers amid the COVID-19 crisis. Generally, to qualify for unemployment […]