Partnership
Staff Spotlight: Meet Ann Brooker
Ann Brooker is our Manager of Member Engagement. Ann works to communicate the value of the Partnership to our member companies and build strong relationships within the Buffalo Niagara community. Learn a little bit more about Ann in this brief Q&A. Q: What is your background in/what type of work
Read More9/24/21 Webisode: Navigating the New Federal Vaccine Mandate for Employers
President Joe Biden recently announced a new mandate requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require weekly testing of unvaccinated workers.
Read More4/30/21 Webisode: Preparing Your Business for COVID-19 Vaccines #3: Communicating with Employees & Customers
COVID-19 continues to create significant health and economic challenges, but hope is on the horizon as vaccinations are being administered. As we enter this next phase in the COVID-19 recovery and eradication, employers will have a key role to play in the WNY vaccination efforts because employers are often perceived as more trustworthy than the government.
Read More4/23/21 Webisode: Preparing Your Business for COVID-19 Vaccines #2: How To – Creating a Vaccine Policy & Plan
COVID-19 continues to create significant health and economic challenges, but hope is on the horizon as vaccinations are being administered. As we enter this next phase in the COVID-19 recovery and eradication, employers will have a key role to play in the WNY vaccination efforts because employers are often perceived as more trustworthy than the government.
Read More4/16/21 Webisode: Preparing Your Business for COVID-19 Vaccines #1: Considerations for HR, Operations & Sr. Leaders
COVID-19 continues to create significant health and economic challenges, but hope is on the horizon as vaccinations are being administered. As we enter this next phase in the COVID-19 recovery and eradication, employers will have a key role to play in the WNY vaccination efforts because employers are often perceived as more trustworthy than the government.
Read More3.4.21 Webisode: Understanding the Employee Retention Tax Credit
The BNP and experts from Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP (TSA) discussed the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC).
Read More1/12 Webisode: Relief Package 2.0 & Employee Vaccinations
The new year brings new information employers need to know regarding COVID-19. Experts from Phillips Lytle LLP discuss how employers can better navigate two critical issues:
Details of the new COVID-19 Relief Package including:
Read More11/17 Webisode: New Guidelines for Out-of-State Travelers
NYS has changed protocols for people traveling to New York including state residents.
The new mandate was issued as part of an executive order by Governor Cuomo and allows people to test-out of quarantine.
Read More8/26 Webisode: School’s Back (Mostly) What Employers Need to Know About Paid Leave
The U.S. Department of Labor published guidance concerning eligibility for paid leave and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance related to the reopening of schools.
The new mandate was issued as part of an executive order by Governor Cuomo and allows people to test-out of quarantine.
8/20 Webisode: Borrower Beware: Defending PPP Loans from After-the-Fact Gov’t Scrutiny
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a lifeline to many companies faced with the existential threat of an unknown pandemic. But the prospect of “free money” by loan forgiveness comes with ever-evolving strings – including the possibility of an audit and scrutiny by federal agencies with the jurisdiction and political will to investigate borrowers’ eligibility and use of funds.
The new mandate was issued as part of an executive order by Governor Cuomo and allows people to test-out of quarantine.
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