Federal Relief for Small Businesses: Paid Leave, Tax Credits

Today the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to their employees. This relief to employees and small…

Active’s Coronavirus Response Plan

The safety of our associates, staff, and clients are our top priority. Information has been distributed to all Active Staffing associates about safety protocols to to avoid infection. In addition: We are monitoring the CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO), the John Hopkins Map, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), American Staffing Association (ASA) and their affiliates for…

Guidance for Sick Employees

It is critical that employees not report to work while they are experiencing respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headaches, chills or fatigue. Currently, the CDC recommends that employees remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100 degrees…