Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks OSHA’s Vaccine ETS
November 8, 2021 2:17 pmA federal appeals court temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses on Saturday, just a day... Read More
Tag Archive: Coronavirus
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
November 4, 2021 2:26 pmUPDATE (11/8/2021): On Saturday November 6th, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the ETS,... Read More
EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates
October 27, 2021 9:04 pmOn Monday October 26, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated guidance issued on the onset of the COVID pandemic,... Read More
Federal Leave for COVID-19 Ends on September 30, 2021
September 29, 2021 7:31 pmThe American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed earlier this year, allowed employers with less than 500 employees to voluntarily provide... Read More
President Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines or Weekly Testing
September 9, 2021 10:36 pmOn Thursday September 9th, President Joe Biden announced sweeping new vaccine requirements for the federal workforce and large private sector... Read More
FDA Fully Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
August 23, 2021 6:15 pmToday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Pfizer brand COVID-19 vaccine, which was previously available under Emergency... Read More
CDC Updates Mask Guidance- What it Means for Employers
July 28, 2021 5:23 pmThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday, July 27th that it would be amending previous... Read More
CDC Releases Workplace Vaccination Program Guidance
March 18, 2021 3:36 pmThe CDC recently released guidance regarding workplace vaccination programs. The guidance assists employers in navigating options for encouraging immunization among... Read More
President Biden Signs into Law $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act
March 11, 2021 2:02 pmUPDATE: On Friday March 12th, President Joe Biden has signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act. On Wednesday March... Read More
House Passes American Rescue Plan Act
March 3, 2021 10:41 pmEarly on Saturday morning, February 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act. The stimulus... Read More
House Passes American Rescue Plan Act
March 1, 2021 10:41 amEarly on Saturday morning, February 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act. The stimulus... Read More
State Laws Seek to Thwart EEOC’s Green Light of Mandatory Vaccinations
January 20, 2021 7:39 pmAlthough the EEOC recently gave employers the green light to require employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations once available, some states are... Read More
November 30 Tip of the Week
November 30, 2020 9:03 pmWhile many employers might already know that it is legal to require that employees provide evidence of a negative COVID-19... Read More
November 23 Tip of the Week
November 23, 2020 9:28 pm Leave your thoughtsWith COVID-19 cases steadily on the rise in most states, public health experts are urging people not to travel for... Read More
November 2 Tip of the Week
November 2, 2020 4:15 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has again updated their guidance regarding contact tracing in the workplace and employers need... Read More
Can you Require Facemasks?
October 2, 2020 1:44 pm Leave your thoughtsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen multiple shifts in views by the public and employees. Initially, the issue was... Read More
Department of Labor Steps in With New FAQs to Guide Employers as the School Year Starts
August 31, 2020 4:41 pmOne question that’s been front and center for many employers as we approach fall, is how the FFCRA’s expanded FMLA (EFMLA) and emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) provisions will apply when employee’s children may or may not be going back to in-person instruction. The Department of Labor, seeking to clarify this on behalf of employers, released three new FAQs last week that are instructive.
California COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening
July 29, 2020 9:09 pmCalifornia released a COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening to help employers “plan and prepare for reopening their business and to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers.”
The Department of Labor Issues Additional COVID-19 Guidance
July 28, 2020 8:48 pmThe United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued additional guidance related to COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Below are some non-exhaustive highlights.
Paid Leave for Parents Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
July 27, 2020 2:51 pmWhile many parents remain in limbo regarding the status of their child’s school this fall, some of your parent-employees have undoubtedly received confirmation as to whether their child will be attending full time in-person classes, full time distance learning, or a hybrid of the two. Your employees may be asking for teleworking arrangements or a period of continuous leave to stay home and care for school aged children whose schools have chosen a full time distance learning model.