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Launchways Client LulaFit Enabling Employee Fitness & Positive Team Time During COVID-19
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dominated the headlines and business dialogue for the last month. It’s easy to get bogged down in the daily numbers and constant flood of guidance updates, but it’s also important to maintain hope in the power and...
What to Do if an Employee Gets COVID-19
From supply chain disruptions to shrinking demand, business owners have to contend with a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic. But often the most stressful task is protecting employees from exposure while keeping your business running. Fear of an office outbreak is...
CARES Act Brings Bailout Protections for Individuals & Businesses
Just before midnight Wednesday night, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Act creates further economic protections for individuals and businesses in addition to the FMLA and paid sick team leave expansions created by...
In the Midst of the COVID-19 Outbreak Telemedicine Is More Important Now Than Ever More
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put telemedicine in the spotlight and directed new resources towards this crucial healthcare innovation. Over the past few years, telemedicine has gained traction with forward-thinking growing businesses and benefits brokers as a...
COVID-19 Is Hitting Growing Businesses the Hardest: Here’s What They Can Do
In the last few weeks, the global economy has felt the pinch of coronavirus in a major way. The stock market has been dangerously volatile, and the federal government has announced a multi-trillion-dollar bailout. While the media focus has been primarily on the...
Executive Summary: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Clarifications from the Department of Labor
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides expanded paid leave for employees who are sick, caring for sick family members, or supervising children whose schools or daycare facilities are closed due to COVID-19. Since the announcement of the Act a...
COVID-19 Q&A for Human Resources Professionals & Business Leaders
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been doing a lot of talking and listening about one particular topic: COVID-19. HR and business leaders are all doing their best to address the situation in the best, safest way possible, but there’s a lack of clarity out there when it...
How Launchways is Embracing Remote Work to Protect Employees & Serve Clients
Launchways is adjusting along with the rest of the world to comply with guidance from public health experts without sacrificing continuity of service for our clients. We’ve always offered progressive work-from-home plans and evangelized for work arrangement...
What is the difference between a layoff and a furlough?
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has many businesses rethinking their operations in the near future. Due to global economic panic and productivity interruptions from the illness, many organizations are faced with downsizing, at least temporarily, in order to weather the...
Stream Launchways’ Comprehensive COVID-19 Webinar Today
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has caused significant disruption for people and businesses alike. But while the challenges are very real, they are made much worse by the amount of uncertainty and misinformation that surrounds the outbreak. To combat the spread of...
What is the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and how will it Affect Your Business?
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law on March 18, 2020. In the coming days and weeks, federal regulatory agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS), will provide guidance on how to execute or...
What You Need to Know to Lead Your Business Through COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is creating a variety of newresponsibilities for business leaders and HR departments that many of us neverimagined we’d have to worry about. In spite of the challenges, this is a timefor decisive and powerful leadership to grab the bull...