Rehiring Furloughed Employees
​As businesses begin to reopen and rehire, there’s important information for employers to be aware of and to communicate to any furloughed employees that are being offered a return to work. The Department of Labor has issued guidance regarding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) for such employees. The same guidance applies to Arkansas Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The U.S. Department of Labor website, linked HERE, contains a “frequently asked questions” section. The excerpt below answers the question for employees wondering what an offer to rehire means for their unemployment assistance.

I was furloughed by my employer, but they have now reopened and asked me to return to my job. Can I remain on unemployment?
No. As a general matter, individuals receiving regular unemployment compensation must act upon any referral to suitable employment and must accept any offer of suitable employment. Barring unusual circumstances, a request that a furloughed employee return to his or her job very likely constitutes an offer of suitable employment that the employee must accept. As soon as the business reopens and the employee is recalled for work, as in the example above, eligibility for PUA would cease unless the individual could identify some other qualifying circumstance outlined in the CARES Act.

Updates as of July 28, 2020
IRS COVID Tax Relief for Employers and Business Owners
IRS Employee Retention Tax Credit for COVID
DOL’s FFCRA (Families First Coronavirus Response Act) updated document

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