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
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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
Furloughs, Layoffs, and Terminations: Understanding the Differences
March 27, 2020 1:44 pmDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses find themselves with limited resources, and many questions over how to allocate them. No employer wants to punish employees who have been loyal to the company, and in which the employer has invested significant resources from hiring to training, but what are the options when an employer is stretched past its financial limit, and what is the difference between the various terms for the separation between an employer and employee?
Onboarding for Remote Workers: COVID-19 Update
March 18, 2020 8:10 pmUPDATE: As of March 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that employers may view Section 2 documents remotely (via fax, email, or webcam) for the purpose of completing Form I-9 within the requisite 3 business days of the employee’s date of hire.
EEOC Weighs in on Coronavirus
March 4, 2020 9:11 pmOn the heels of our recent blog about COVID-19, the EEOC weighed in with what employers should know about anti-discrimination laws and coronavirus.
The EEOC enforces certain anti-discrimination laws, including the ADA, which protects applicants and employees against disability discrimination. The ADA also regulates medical examinations and inquiries for all employees and applicants, including those without an ADA qualifying disability.
March 2, 2020
March 3, 2020 9:40 pmUnless you are living under a rock and are (or were until now) blissfully unaware, you have likely heard of the recent... Read More
Employer Response to Coronavirus
March 2, 2020 3:06 pmIf you keep up with the news, you’ve likely heard a lot about COVID-19, or coronavirus. With the number of new cases continuing to increase worldwide, employers may be wondering what they can do to prepare for the risk of a potential outbreak.