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Reminder: DHS To End COVID-19 Temporary Policy for Expired List B Identity Documents

April 11, 2022

by HR News & Updates: DHS is ending the COVID-19 Temporary Policy for List B Identity Documents. Beginning May 1, Employers will no longer be able to accept expired List B documents. DHS adopted the temporary policy in response to the difficulties many individuals experienced with renewing documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that document-issuing authorities have reopened and/or provided alternatives

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Details announced for NH Nonprofit Emergency Relief Fund

June 10, 2020

by Leddy Group: The NH Nonprofit Emergency Relief Fund was established by Governor Chris Sununu through the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR). The State of New Hampshire will award grants from the allocated $60 million to help nonprofit organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and the New Hampshire Community

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NH Business Help Portal Provides Answers to Reopening Questions

May 20, 2020

by Susannah Chance: According to the New Hampshire Economic Development blog, The Department of Business and Economic Affairs is offering businesses help during this unprecedented time. Per the website: “Getting the New Hampshire businesses and their employees safely back to work, while minimizing the impact of COVID-19 is the charge of the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force.” With

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Top Ten COVID-19 Employment Issues

May 6, 2020

by Susannah Chance: You can listen to the recording of today’s webinar, ready now. Click here to Listen!   The well-being and safety of the Leddy Group community and those we serve is of vital importance to us. We are once again partnering with Jackson Lewis to present Top Ten COVID-19 Employment Issues. Due to the rapidly changing work

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Employment Eligibility Verification – Impacted by COVID-19

May 4, 2020

by HR News & Updates: Employment Eligibility Verification – Impacted by COVID-19 Because many areas are under stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 and some online renewal services have restrictions, employees may experience challenges renewing a state driver’s license, a state ID card, or other Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, List B identity document. Considering these circumstances, DHS is issuing a

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Zoom Security – Known Risks and What You Can Do to Stay Safe

April 8, 2020

by Leddy Group: The Leddy Group Tech Support Team has a message to share this week! Our IT Team is sharing helpful information about Zoom, the online communication platform that allows video and audio conferencing and chats, when meeting in person isn’t a good option. Many of us have started to use Zoom during this COVID-19 crisis as

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Ask Fran: COVID-19

March 30, 2020

by Fran Lefavour: Q: We have facilities in 3 different states.  I am getting confused with the Governors in each state issuing different types of orders – Stay At Home – Shelter in Place, etc.  Is there one source where I can go to find all of these?   A:  Unfortunately as you described, orders are being issued

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Ask Fran: COVID-19

March 27, 2020

by Fran Lefavour: Q: If we lay off employees do we have to pay them their accrued, vacation/paid time off? A: Yes, in most states accrued time off is due at the time of layoff or termination. Remember to check your state wage & hour laws for how long you have to deliver that final wage payment. Q:

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Ask Fran: COVID-19

March 26, 2020

by Fran Lefavour: Can we reduce the wages and hours of our exempt salaried employees? Yes, but be careful.  On a federal level you do not want to reduce the wages below the exempt salary requirement.  Some states require that you provide an employee with a written document outlining the change of rate and hours. You would want

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Ask Fran: COVID-19

March 25, 2020

by Fran Lefavour: We are under 50 employees and have never had to comply with FMLA.  Will we be exempt from FMLA under the new federal law? No.  You will have to comply with the expanded FMLA benefits listed in the new Federal  Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Start reading the new law as you will need

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