Vaccination Mandate for Employers with 100+ Employees Takes Effect
NOTE: Employer Action Items Summary Document Included Below The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring vaccination for all employees of employers with 100 or more employees....
Religious Accommodations to COVID Vaccination Mandate
Many employers who are federal contractors and subcontractors are moving toward a December 8, 2021 deadline for workers to be vaccinated pursuant to Executive Order 14042 and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s guidance. Meanwhile, all employers with 100 or more...
Conducting Virtual Interviews
According to a Gartner poll, 86% of organizations incorporated new technology to interview job candidates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, many talent professionals agree that virtual recruiting will continue post-coronavirus. This evidence seems to suggest...
No Surprises Act – Regs Part II
A second set of regulations has been issued to implement the Consolidated Appropriations Act ‘s (CAA) No Surprises Act, which helps protect health care participants from surprise billing and excessive cost-sharing. Specifically, patients should pay only a rate...
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...