Hurricane Sally made landfall early this morning as a Category 2 storm with 105mph winds and has continued on its gradual way towards Georgia and the Carolinas. Most of the Gulf Coast is facing major flooding after up to 30 inches of rainfall combined with record storm surges. Sally is the eighth named storm to…
The National Hurricane Center is warning nearly 10 million Americans along the Gulf Coast to expect “life-threatening” and “historic” flooding over the next 24 hours as Hurricane Sally continues churning just south of Alabama. For those of you who have reached out to check on us, we appreciate your concern. Delta will be operating as…
Where were you when the Twin Towers went down? A question we all know too well. The terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11th changed America forever, taking the lives of almost 3,000 people who woke up that day thinking it was going to be like any other. Please take a moment to commemorate the…
Today, the Louisiana Governor announced the state is moving to Phase 3; however, Mayor LaToya Cantrell followed that press conference declaring that New Orleans will remain in Phase 2 for the foreseeable future. The state’s numbers have been moving in the right direction, but with so many evacuees still sheltering in town from Hurricane Laura,…
The Senate had a very productive first full day back in session. Republicans issued a bill containing a targeted Coronavirus relief package, and there will be a vote tomorrow to gauge levels of support. During our NAPEO Federal Affairs Committee call today, most members lacked optimism that both parties would come to an agreement in…
The end of summer marks a much-anticipated return from Congress, more and more schools across the country kicking off the school year, and an imminent change in weather. Before the House and the Senate went on recess, stimulus talks ended in a stalemate, and it looks like we still won’t be getting answers for at…
The biggest news of the week was that the unemployment rate has dropped below 8% (10.2% in July), an assuring sign that we are headed into a recovering economy. In regard to the often-discussed presidential memorandums, some information came out of DC today to help with clarifications. First, the House’s Ways and Means Committee Republican…
We just wrapped another informative webinar that we host every other Thursday at 3:00 PM CST. For those who missed it, here is a link to the recording. The next one is scheduled for September 17th, so be sure to mark your calendar and look out for a link to register in the coming weeks….
This webinar took place on September 3, 2020. We reviewed the recently released IRS guidance on the Social Security Presidential Memorandum along with some of the most frequently asked questions about the FFCRA. In addition, we provided clients with an update on changes in benefit providers as well as some direction on pandemic policies and…
Several interesting items came out from the Department of Labor (DOL) today. First, they are sending a proposed rule to the White House for review to clarify how to determine if workers are independent contractors or employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This clarification is much needed since the current definition is at…
