my company plans to absorb any government stimulus checks that employees receive for themselves by Alison Green on March 24, 2020 A reader writes: I work in an administrative role at a national restaurant chain. I just got off of a conference call with corporate in which they told us that if the U.S. government sends us the proposed stimulus checks due to Covid 19, they plan to absorb the money we receive by cutting our […] Read the full article →
if your hours have been cut, you can collect unemployment benefits by Alison Green on March 23, 2020 You should know that if your hours are cut due to coronavirus (or for any other reason), you can file for unemployment benefits in your state. I’ve heard from some people who incorrectly believed they had to be fully unemployed before they’d be eligible for unemployment. While rules vary from state to state, that’s generally […] Read the full article →
coronavirus and work: an open thread by Alison Green on March 19, 2020 Have questions about coronavirus and work? The comment section below is open for questions and information-sharing on all things COVID-19. We’ll do this every Thursday for at least the next several weeks (and I ask that you post coronavirus-related questions here rather than in the regular Friday open threads, so that those don’t get overtaken […] Read the full article →
employers can’t expect business as usual right now by Alison Green on March 18, 2020 The coronavirus has turned millions of office workers into remote employees overnight. Companies are sending workers home with laptops and a prayer that business will be able to continue as usual, but things can’t be business as usual. Employers will need to adjust their expectations of how much can truly get done in these circumstances. […] Read the full article →
what to do if your company isn’t handling coronavirus well by Alison Green on March 16, 2020 I am getting a lot of mail about coronavirus, and one common theme is employers who aren’t acting with any urgency at all — not having people work from home where they can, not canceling travel or events, etc. Here’s some advice if you’re in that situation. • One of the most effective things you […] Read the full article →
how is your office responding to coronavirus? by Alison Green on March 9, 2020 How is your company responding to coronavirus? Let’s discuss in the comments. And some useful info: the CDC’s guidance to employers legal advice for employers crowd-sourced info from 250+ companies about how they’re handling the virus (super helpful) Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft tell Seattle-area employees to work from home New York Times: ‘No One Has […] Read the full article →