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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated guidance on recording occupational illnesses related to COVID-19. The guidance took effect May 26, 2020 and remains in effect until further notice.

To lower costs and avoid layoffs during difficult times, employers may consider reducing employees' regular work hours. Among other things, a reduction in hours can affect wage and hour law compliance, eligibility for unemployment and benefits, loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and employee morale. For those reasons, it's important to carefully consider a number of factors before reducing employees' hours.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a temporary policy regarding expired documents used for Form I-9 purposes. The Form I-9 is used to verify a new hire's identity and work authorization.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule for determining whether employers qualify as "retail or service" establishments for purposes of an overtime exemption for commission-based employees. The final rule takes effect immediately.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated guidance on recording occupational illnesses related to COVID-19. The guidance took effect May 26, 2020 and remains in effect until further notice.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that employers won't be required to file an EEO-1 Report in 2020 because of the impact of COVID-19. Instead, the EEOC will collect the EEO-1 data for both 2019 and 2020 in March 2021.

Some states have announced plans to ease restrictions that were placed on businesses and individuals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether or not your business is located in one of these states, you're probably starting to wonder what steps you’ll need to take to safely welcome your employees back into the workplace.

ADP is beginning the rollout of the One Login Page functionality across applications. With this new functionality, administrators/practitioners and self-service users will use a single page and single identity to sign in. They will be authenticated to their highest level of access.

If you are an Applicable Large Employer (ALE) who asked ADP TotalSource® to file your Form(s) 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS, there is one final step for you to take. Please visit ADP Health Compliance online to review any forms that the IRS has “Accepted with Errors” and correct these errors as soon as possible.