San Francisco Passes COVID-Related Employment Protections Ordinance
On January 26, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the COVID- Related Employment Protections Ordinance (“Ordinance”). The Ordinance became effective ...
Pandemic Response
New York Requires Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On March 12, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill S2588A (the “Bill” or “Act”) which amends New York Labor Law and ...
The American Rescue Plan Act Extends FFCRA Tax Credits Through September 30, 2021
The latest COVID-19 stimulus package, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was passed by Congress and became law on March 12, 2021. ...
FAQs Released on Coverage for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations
On February 26, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released further guidance ...
Biden Stimulus Package: Impact on Employer-Provided Benefits
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law, which contains several provisions related to ...
[Updated] 100% COBRA Subsidies Included in the Latest COVID Stimulus Bill
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA” or “the bill”) into law, which includes a ...
EEOC Issues Guidance on the COVID-19 Vaccine
With the recent “emergency use” approval of a third COVID-19 vaccine, employers are seeing the light at the end of ...
[Updated] All Colorado Employers Must Provide Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave Beginning January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Department) issued an Interpretive ...
The Next Normal – Risk Management in a Post-Pandemic World
As the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown approaches, we're looking back at all the changes that were made and ...
California Releases New COVID-19 Resource Page for Employers
In February, the California Department of Labor & Workforce Development rolled out a new webpage that rounds up various resources to ...
CDC Recommends Employee Consent for Workplace COVID-19 Testing
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released further guidance on workplace COVID-19 testing, which recommends employers obtain employees’ informed ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Aa a premier healthcare benefits advisor, Sequoia is committed to helping businesses stay up to date on the latest pandemic-related ...
