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Preparing Your Workplace to Return: PPE, Social Distancing, & Health Screenings
With some states cautiously reopening non-essential businesses before the COVID-19 national emergency has been officially declared over, it’s crucial for the owners and managers of those businesses to get reopening right from a wellness and employee/public protection...
Your Employees’ Leave Rights Under the FFCRA and How to Discuss Them With Your Team
The COVID-19 outbreak is changing nearly everything about how we work and do business. And if changing work conditions weren't enough for employees to deal with, they also have to navigate a host of new federal policies including temporarily expanded sick leave and...
What Business Owners Need to Know about Cybersecurity Risk During Remote Work
The COVID-19 outbreak is changing how companies operate. While it is having a profound impact on supply chains and the nature of demand, the most direct impact is the fact that most people are confined to their homes. Many companies are now working fully remote,...
What HR Leaders Need to Know About In-Person I-9 Verification Deferrals
Filling out form I-9 is a standard onboarding procedure for any new hire. The new employee fills out Section 1 and provides supporting documentation of their identification and work-eligible status; then an HR professional makes copies of that documentation, completes...
Key Takeaways from Launchways’ Remote Work Webinar
The COVID-19 outbreak is changing the way that America works. Even companies that had never had a work-from-home policy are now going fully remote. And companies with flexible work policies are having to expand those policies dramatically. Whether you have always...
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 and the ADA
As our nation prepares to cautiously re-open the economy in the wake of COVID-19, there are still many reasonable questions about what “business as usual” will look like for the near future. The interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) moving...
Preparing to Go Back to Work Safely after Quarantines are Lifted
At some point, the quarantine will end and companies will start getting back to business. However, it’s unlikely this return will be “business as usual,” but will instead have to factor in the new nuances COVID-19 has brought about. How we handle going back to work...
The Most Common COVID-19 Questions We’re Helping Businesses Navigate
It’s hard to believe we’ve been focusing our work at Launchways on helping businesses thrive, survive, and protect their employees during COVID-19 for just over a month now. As we’ve worked to support our clients during this evolving situation, we’ve found that...
What Employers Need to Know About OSHA and COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak presents a many challenges for business owners, executives, and HR professionals. Keeping business running smoothly amid dwindling demand, supply-line disruptions, and quarantines is no easy task. An on top of these considerations, you also have...
How to Create a COVID-19 Addendum for Your Employee Handbook
COVID-19 is continuing to affect our ability to do work in the way we’re all used to. For billions of workers around the world, there has never been a greater time of uncertainty and concern. In order to continue the work effectively, you need to address those...
Launchways Partners Offer Support for Businesses in the Time of COVID-19
During these uncertain times, it’s more crucial than ever for the business community to come together and provide mutual support in ways that identify impactful best practices, connect colleagues with the tools they need to get work done, and ensure we’re all adapting...
How Does COVID-19 Impact Your Employee Benefits Program?
There’s never been a moment in recent history where access to healthcare and other employee benefits was quite so important. As we enter the predicted “surge week” here in the United States, HR and business leaders across the country are scrambling to determine how...