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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. Additionally, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. For more information on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employer-paid-leave For employers, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS) directs you to the following resource which includes the procedure for reporting offers made to furloughed employees: https://www.dws.arkansas.gov/employers/ui-employer-services/ 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 Please consider supporting these Chamber Member businesses if you are in need of any of the following services: Advertising and PR CJRW Eric Rob & Isaac Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI Rock City Digital Indoor Air Quality Advantage Service Company AIRMASTERS, LLC Bill Lea Service Co. Chenal Heating and Air, Inc. Energy Air Inc. Harrison Energy Partners Little Rock Filter Service Middleton Heat & Air National HVAC Service Business Solutions and Technology McLeod & Associates, Inc. - Clover POS Cleaning and Disinfecting Cintas ProClean by Dow Metro Disaster Specialists ServiceMaster Twin Cities Human Resources ASAP Personnel Services Career Staffing Services, Inc. G1 Staffing The Hughes Agency HireQuest Direct Manpower, Inc. Premier Staffing STAFFMARK Janitorial Supplies Dow Building Services Office Depot ServiceMaster Twin Cities Personal Protective Equipment (For mask providers, please see the button at the top of the page) ACI Plastics, Inc. Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Curtis Stout RiverCity Print and Imaging Sanitizer Razor Chemical, Inc. Rock Town Distillery Safe Foods Corporation Signage Arkansas Flag & Banner Arkansas Graphics Conway Printing CustomXM FASTSIGNS Pinnacle Signs & Graphics TCPrint Solutions Testing Baptist Health Urgent Care PrimeCare Medical Clinic HealthCARE Express Sherwood Family Medical Center Uniform Supply AmeriPride Services Cintas Corporation UniFirst Corporation |
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