Advertisement

Search Results

Results for keyword: coronavirus

PPP

Some States to Tax Forgiven PPP Loans

Nine states are currently planning on taxing forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans

Your state may force you to pay income taxes on forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan amounts, which could be...

nursing home, long-term care, assisted living

Housekeepers Among Nursing Home Workers Expected to Strike Next Week

Staff at 51 long-term care centers in Connecticut have been working with expired contracts since March

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the country have come out of a rough year due to COVID-19 outbreaks....

Essential Workers Initiative to Assist Frontline Employees

Essential Workers Initiative to Assist Frontline Employees

The coronavirus pandemic brought increased workhours, workloads, and safety risks to essential workers and their families. Many questions surfaced about...

school, reopening, classrooms

Concerns Arise Over Schools’ Use of Air Purifiers

Health experts worried about ion systems adding ozone to classrooms

As the coronavirus pandemic led school facility managers to reconsider air quality in their buildings, many added air purifiers to...

minimum wage

Federal Custodians Set for Pay Raises Next Year

Minimum wage for federal contractors increased to $15 an hour

Custodians working for the federal government will receive at least US$15 an hour after U.S. President Joe Biden last week...

OSHA Commemorates Workers Memorial Day With American Rescue Plan

OSHA Commemorates Workers Memorial Day With American Rescue Plan

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commemorated 2021 Workers Memorial Day yesterday by announcing US$100...

Hospital Staff Handwashing Efforts Decline Despite the Pandemic

Hospital Staff Handwashing Efforts Decline Despite the Pandemic

Following an increase in handwashing compliance brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, hand hygiene compliance for health care workers and...

School, six feet, social distance

Study Finds Indoor Variables Key to Setting Social Distancing Guidelines

Facilities need to consider room activity levels and ventilation

Staying six-feet away from others inside a facility is not an effective method by itself for limiting the spread of...

CDC Issues New Guidance for Mask Use Outdoors

CDC Issues New Guidance for Mask Use Outdoors

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new mask guidance for fully vaccinated people stating they can...

Housekeeper, hotel housekeeper, hotel maid

Pandemic Leads to Shortfall of Hospitality Workers

Industry struggling to rehire housekeepers and other hotel staff

As the hospitality industry begins to reopen to full capacity after more than a year of scaled back operations, hotel...

university, college, campus, social distancing

Universities Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines for the 2021-2022 School Year

Students, faculty, and staff mandated to receive vaccines before returning in the fall

More than 30 U.S. colleges and universities announced this month they are requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccines before returning...

Floor Care Planning
April 26, 2021 Susan Scapparone

5 Floor Care Planning Tips for K-12 Facilities

Hard Floors

School facility managers should make floors a summertime priority, especially with new federal stimulus funds.

Article