This bulletin is intended to provide the HR/Payroll community with the latest information, updates, tools and resources to help you develop strategies for navigating these difficult times.

 Q & A from Harold Ford,
Employer Solutions Consulting Manager

 Articles Designed to Help You Create
Your Strategies To Comply & Respond

• NEW! FFCRA Compliance Assistance Tools - USDOL has questions and answers, posters, and fact sheets available to help employers understand their obligations and employees understand their rights under the FFCRA
• Coronavirus relief bill contains tax credits for employers
• How To Work From Home: Tips On Staying Healthy, Sane, Productive
• 8 Tips for detecting A Phishing Email
• Net at Work Overview of COVID-19

 Resources to Help Create Your Strategy

• Department of Labor Issues FFCRA – Interpretive Guidance and Poster
• A Fact Sheet for Employees
• A Fact Sheet for Employers
• Questions and Answers Guidance
• Field Assistance Bulletin
• FFCRA Employee Rights Poster

Payroll Continuity Guidance

• Sage HRMS Payroll Procedures
• Sage Abra Suite HRMS Processing Guide
• Sage HRMS Business Continuity Plan
• Payroll Continuity Checklist
• H.R. 6201 FFCRA Tax Setup for Sage HRMS & Sage 300
• Configuration Changes for Sage HRMS and Sage Abra Suite to Accommodate H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Business Continuity

• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace

SBA Loans/Employer Tax Credit/Care/FFCRA

• Coronavirus Emergency Loans – Small Business Guide & Checklist
• Small Business Owner’s Guide to the Care Act

 Upcoming Live Webinar

Today's Featured Topic:
IRS & DOL Unveil Employer Tax Credits & Loans
April 10 | 1pm

This webcast series is devoted to helping you manage your organization during this challenging time. During last week’s webcast, we discussed Telework Best Practices, the CARES Act’s impact on businesses, and various HR regulations and their impact during this pandemic. In this week’s webcast, we will continue some of these same topics as well as focus on:


• SBA Loans – Net at Work will provide tips on preparing and applying for loans covered under CARES Act. We will review packages, provide a resources checklist, and discuss forgiveness under the Act.
• WOTC Tax Credit (Guest Panelist: Brian Kelly) – Learn about Work Opportunity Tax Credit which your organization could potentially earn when you resume hiring. Most companies are potentially missing millions of dollars by not taking advantage of the WOTC program.
• Important Reporting for COVID-19 – With legislative changes come new reporting. We will discuss how to generate reports for Tax Credits under FFCRA, review important analysis reports such as turnover, and offer insights on other important employee-related data go gain insights from.

 On-Demand Educational Webinars

• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) - Update for Employers
• Coping with COVID-19 - Keeping the Workplace Moving
• Payroll Continuity: Coronavirus & Beyond
• COVID-19 and Sage HRMS Payroll Processing
• COVID-19 and Abra Suite Payroll Processing
• Tax Compliance in the Wake of COVID-19: What’s Changed?

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