OSHA Suspends Vaccination Mandate
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today via its OSHA ETS homepage that it “has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS pending future developments in the litigation.” This announcement was...
Federal (Sub)Contractor Vaccination Mandate Update
On November 10, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“SFWTF”) updated its Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors and its FAQs for contractors subject to the new vaccination mandate. Notably, the update includes an extension for the deadline to be...
2022 Health FSA Limit Increase
The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-45 (Rev. Proc. 21-45), which permits the following increases for health FSAs for plan years beginning in 2022: $2,850 Contribution limit ($100 increase from the 2021 health FSA limit) $570 Carryover limit, for FSAs with a...
DOL Expands Heat Measures, OSHA Standard Development Underway
From 2011-2019 an average of 38 people per year died of heat related illnesses and for others affected by heat illness, an average of 2,700 days away from work were required to overcome the affects. On Sept. 20, 2021, The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced...
Compliance ✔- President Biden Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Federal Employees and Large Employers
On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed executive orders requiring federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden also directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to draft a new emergency rule requiring...