Rethinking Total Rewards in the Face of a Recession
Waves of layoffs from Google to Meta to Zoom may be dominating headlines, but this does not tell the whole ...
Return to Workplace
Adapting Sequoia Workplace to the New World of Work
When we launched Sequoia Workplace (formerly the Return to Work Center) in June 2020, we could not have anticipated the many ...
[Updated] New York State’s HERO Act Requires Employers to Establish New Health and Safety Standards
On April 23, 2021, the New York legislature passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO” or “Act”), which aims to protect ...
[Updated] New York State Releases COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Guidance
On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYS DOL”) announced its position via informal guidance on compliance with ...
[Updated] Highly Anticipated OSHA Standards Released on the COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Mandate Applying to Large Employers
On November 5, 2021, the highly-anticipated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standards (ETS) on the Biden Administration’s vaccine ...
Coverage Required for COVID-19 At-Home Tests
On January 10, 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) issued FAQs Part 51 ...
OSHA Vaccine/Testing ETS Stay Dissolved, New Deadline to Comply is January 10, 2022
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit dissolved the stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...