New York City Releases Guidance on Workplace Vaccine Mandate
New York City (NYC) has released much anticipated guidance on its new citywide workplace vaccine mandate previously announced on December 6...
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[Updated] Extension on Temporary Policy for Virtual I-9 Verifications
Updated Sept 2021 – The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension on the ...
How Employers Are Caring for Their Employees’ Mental Health During the Pandemic
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows that stress, anxiety, and isolation caused by working from home ...
Attitudes have changed dramatically about vaccine mandates this year, but indecision reigns over how to handle the non-compliant
More than half of the companies we surveyed now require COVID-19 vaccination to return to the workplace – up from 4 percent ...
New York City Enacts Paid Child COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On November 23, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill requiring employers to provide four hours of paid leave to ...
Washington D.C. Requires Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On November 18, 2021, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “COVID Vaccination Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021” into law. The Act ...
Federal Agencies Release Guidance on Group Health Plan Premium Discounts for COVID-19 Vaccination
On October 4, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) jointly released an FAQ that ...
[Updated] Employee Vaccines & Healthcare Premium Surcharges
Some employers may be contemplating whether to offer a discount on healthcare premiums to vaccinated employees (or, put another way, ...
[Updated] Round Up of the New Transparency Rules: The No Surprises Act, Health Plan Transparency, and Mental Health Parity
Within the last year, Congress and the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) have issued ...
Employer Considerations: HIPAA and COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Under the new Biden COVID-19 Action Plan, employers with 100 or more employees will soon be required to ensure their workforce ...
[Updated] California Re-Enacts and Broadens COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave in 2021
On March 19, 2021, California (CA) governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 which revives and expands the state’s COVID-19 supplemental paid ...
Biden Administration Announces Vaccine/Testing Mandates for Certain Employers
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new sweeping COVID-19 Action Plan (“Action Plan”) that, among other items, requires private ...