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As we are all adapting to the changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, we want to continue providing information that may impact your relocating employees. On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law a massive coronavirus relief package. A key component of the package provides U.S. individual taxpayers with a relief payment. Full payments are limited […]

We are pleased to announce that Dave Marron has been named CEO, effective April 1, 2020. This transition has been in the works for over a year. As a result, Marron is highly qualified to continue the company’s 50+ years of industry success, and importantly, well prepared to lead the company through the current COVID-19 crisis. Long term, Marron […]

Worldwide ERC is working to address the impact of COVID-19 on its membership group. While containment efforts are necessary, the governmental restrictions related to the coronavirus have impacted the ability of corporations to relocate employees, which has had a significant effect on relocation management companies, household goods movers, and other industry service providers. Worldwide ERC is a relocation services […]

As the country begins to ease restrictions pertaining to COVID-19, we know that things will look different. In some cases, very different. Our goal continues to be ensuring that the mobility-related needs of relocating employees and their families are being addressed. We can expect that transferees and their families, like many of us, will have heightened concerns and […]

The recent national disaster declaration by President Trump triggered provisions of IRS code 139, which allows employers to make disaster relief payments tax-free. This may impact certain relocation expenses that may be considered non-taxable. These business-type expenses, which are not W-2 reportable, could include: Pete Scott, General Counsel to Worldwide ERC, wrote an article regarding this […]

NuCompass recently conducted a Flash Survey to identify the business and economic impacts of COVID-19 and highlight the implications for global mobility. The survey results are now available: FLASH SURVEY RESULTS. The business community across the globe is experiencing extraordinary, unprecedented impacts resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The impact is not limited to normal […]

We are all challenged to make informed business decisions in this unprecedented time. As you try to make sense of today’s business environment and protect the well-being and safety of your employees, NuCompass wanted to share our own COVID-19 Crisis Management Framework (CMF) with you. This informative White Paper was written by NuCompass Chairman, Frank […]

Deploying talent in the current pandemic, and as businesses return to work, requires a symphony of actions. In a recent article published by TLNT, Cara Skourtis, NuCompass Vice President, Knowledge & Experience states that, “As an employer, there are five ‘musts’ to ensure your talent mobility efforts assure employee safety, logistical effectiveness, supportive assistance, and cost-efficient results.” The need to […]

NuCompass CEO, Dave Marron, writes about key strategies for getting talent mobility back on track as companies begin to re-open and get employees safely back into the office. But, what about the people you need to relocate? Considerations include: Read the full article in HR Daily Advisor here. 

On June 22, 2020, in response to the pandemic’s economic impact, President Trump issued a proclamation that suspended the entry of new H-1B and H-2B, L-1A and L-1B, and J-1 nonimmigrants and their spouses and children, with limited exceptions. The proclamation took effect on June 24 and will expire on December 31, 2020. The proclamation extends […]