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Your PPP funds were granted -- now what?

May 13, 2020 2:04 PM - Unlike other traditional loans, having Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven will not count toward taxable income. Your focus should now turn to maximizing loan forgiveness.
3 step approach to ready your information for PPP forgiveness

May 13, 2020 1:00 AM - Without a doubt, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan has been viewed as a lifeline to millions of small businesses. As you emerge from the application process, enter the funding phase, and look forward to the eventual forgiveness phase, DHJJ urges you to look back on lessons learned and strategize for the future.
Send Lawyers, Guns and Money: COVID-19 related class actions are hitting the fan

Apr 20, 2020 4:01 PM - Businesses and educational institutions that are still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are now facing a new challenge. COVID-19 related class action litigation is now hitting the fan. In particular businesses and educational institutions that collected revenue in advance and are now not providing the goods or services due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been targeted.
Employers seeking medical information from employees will be the new paradigm

Apr 16, 2020 8:47 AM - Our nation should reopen for business when three thresholds are reached. First, hospitals must be safely able to treat all COVID-19 patients without resorting to a crisis standard of care.
Protect your health (and your data): 6 tips for remote working as COVID-19 spreads

Mar 24, 2020 10:05 AM - As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to increase, organizations across the world have implemented measures to combat the spread of the virus to their employees and customers. One of the most common precautionary measures taken has been instituting or expanding remote working policies.
Potential tax advantages of the LLC, C Corp and S Corp.

Mar 11, 2020 1:00 AM - Many businesses are missing out on potential ways to reduce their business' tax footprint because of their current entity type.
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto: Is AI the future of HR?

Feb 19, 2020 1:00 AM - Even if you didn't grow up in the 1980s, you probably know at least some of the lyrics to the Styx classic "Mr. Roboto." For example, you may be familiar with this line: "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, for doing the jobs that nobody wants to." Dennis DeYoung, the prescient Styx songwriter, was interviewed by Billboard magazine last July about the fact that the band had recently added Mr. Roboto back into its concert play list for the first time in 35 years. DeYoung said the band had begun playing the song again because fans as young as 12 years old have been requesting it during virtually every recent concert. The same summer that Styx was adding "Mr. Roboto" back to its set list, Fast Company business magazine ran a story entitled, "How to Nail an Interview with a Chatbot." The HR lawyer in me believes these stories are related, and they are saying something important about the direction of our culture and about HR. AI may be the future of HR, but it may not be as easy as we think to get there. If that is the case, lawyers and politicians will be to blame.
Are employers responsible for protecting their employees from workplace violence?

Feb 12, 2020 1:00 AM - An employer cannot predict workplace violence but they can have procedures in place to help keep their employees safe.
Disrupting B2B payments in 2020

Jan 22, 2020 1:00 AM - Anyone working in a small to medium sized business knows that one of the biggest pain points is managing vendor payments. As a Treasury Management professional, our team regularly visits Accounts Payable (AP) departments only to find their AP clerks overwhelmed with paper and multiple processes to manage payments. While 2019 was the year of person to person (P2P) payment growth (think Venmo, Zelle, etc.), it's predicted that 2020 will be a year of disruption for business to business (B2B) payments. With so much digital advancement in the recent past, AP departments are now primed to take advantage of automated solutions to streamline their processes.
Unmasking the culture-killing leader

Jan 22, 2020 1:00 AM - A company's culture isn't worth the piece of paper it's written on if your leader is crumpling it. When a bad boss is aboard, employees feel browbeaten and defeated.

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