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Festiv'All Small Business Resource Fair
Festiv'All is a Multicultural Small Business Resource Fair Extraordinary opportunity to increase your presence Access to many of the region's diverse small business owners Expand your network, capture leads and develop referral sources Connect with active chamber members and community leaders Over 1000 attendees. Join us for Festiv'All 2019! Networking, Tasty Multicultural Samples, Live Entertainment and much more.
Festiv'All Small Business Resource Fa...Date and Time
Friday Oct 18, 2019
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT10/18/2019 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
San Jose City College
Fees/Admission
FREE ADMISSION
Contact Information
Connie Madrigal Office Manager - Executive Assistant Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley / Hispanic Satellite O. 408 248 4800 connie@sbdchc.org 1887 Monterey Road, Suite 215, San Jose, CA 95112 www.sbdchc.org www.svsbdc.org
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New Law for Employers
FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA)
The full text of the FFCRA can be found here.
The FFCRA is a new federal law that requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide two new paid leave benefits for eligible employees affected by the COVID-19 virus in 2020. This applies only to those employees (not already laid off) who are home sick. The leave requirements generally provide paid sick time or paid leave under certain circumstances (as described more fully in the notice poster, link #4, below). The FFCRA also provides tax credits that may help employers provide the paid leave benefits.
The FFCRA helps the U.S. combat workplace effects of COVID-19 by reimbursing American private employers that have fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing employees with paid leave, taken for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The law enables employers to keep workers (who are home sick with COVID-19 related illness and therefore unable to work, even remotely) on their payrolls, while at the same time ensuring that workers are not forced to choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat the virus. The Departmnt's Wage and Hour Division administers the paid leave portions of the FFCRA.
If an employer has fewer than 50 employees and providing the paid leave benefits would jeopardize the viability of the business as a going concern, the small business exemption may apply. Employers who believe they qualify for the exemption should document why the business meets the exemption criteria unless and until the Department of Labor issues additional guidance on claiming the exemption.
Effective April 1, 2020, employers are required to properly notify their employees of the new FFCRA leave benefits and implement the requirements.
Below are links to important resources that contain compliant employee notices, guidance, and recommendations for employers subject to the FFCRA.
- Department of Labor: COVID-19 and the American Workplace
- Fact Sheet: FFCRA – Employee Paid Leave Rights (in English)
- Fact Sheet: FFCRA – Employer Paid Leave Requirements (in English)
- Compliant FFCRA notice poster for private-sector employees (in English)
- Department of Labor FAQ for the FFCRA employee notice poster
courtesy of Montgomery & Hansen, LLP