by Jeff Bastien | Aug 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Employee Benefits, News and Events, Workers Comp
The Division of Insurance has approved a new “payroll” classification code (0012) to allow employers a record keeping method to isolate payrolls attributed to paid, furloughed employees during the COVID-19 business shutdowns. This ruling went into effective on March...
by Jeff Bastien | Apr 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, News and Events, Uncategorized
The biggest impact of the CARES Act came via the “forgiveness” provision within the $349 billion Payroll Protection Program (PPP) offered via the SBA loan program. If organizations meet specific eligibility criteria, allocate the funds during a specific...
by Jeff Bastien | Jan 14, 2020 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
“A Look Back” in 2018, as part of the “Grand Bargain” legislation, Massachusetts officially introduced a Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) program. The compromise legislation created a permanent sales tax holiday, lay the framework for an increase to the...
by Jeff Bastien | Oct 15, 2019 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
The October 1st Paid Family Medical Leave contribution date has arrived in Massachusetts! For the last 2 months, we have spent the majority of our time and energy helping clients navigate the Private PFML market by helping obtain proposals, going through our financial...
by Jeff Bastien | Sep 19, 2019 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, most Massachusetts employers will be required to make payroll withholdings on behalf of their workforce in compliance with the Paid Family and Medical Leave law. As the PFML contribution deadline nears, private carriers have emerged to provide...
