Hey Compliance Warriors! Johnnie McDade Grocery faces $9K in penalties A Milledgeville grocery store faces $9,362 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the employer failed to protect employees from exposure to coronavirus and other safety hazards. As part of OSHA’s National Emphasis Program for Coronavirus Disease, […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard to Jan. 19, 2022. OSHA extended the comment period by 45 days to allow stakeholders additional time to review the ETS and collect information and data necessary […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! We’ve been monitoring a few rulings by federal judges which have temporarily halted parts of the Biden administration’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for certain workers. One ruling, issued on Tuesday was by a Louisiana-based federal judge and effectively blocked a vaccine mandate for health workers across the country at hospitals that […]
Boss Calls Succeed. Do H.R. Like a Boss Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 1 – 2:30 pm CST Shutting The Back Door: How to Thrive Beyond The Great Resignation Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 1 – 2:30 pm CST Hey Bosses! You all have been telling me what a struggle recruiting and hiring have become over the […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Remember the CMS vaccine mandate that was issued a few weeks back for healthcare providers and employees who receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement? Well, it’s being challenged. The challenge has failed in Florida, but a MS court has issued an injunction – pending appeal – on a claim filed by 10 […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule that increases the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 effective January 30, 2022. Executive Order 14026 implements new requirements, including: Increasing the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 beginning January 30, 2022. Continues to index […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Are you ready for all of the Minimum Wage Updates taking effect on January 1st, 2022? Alaska Alaska has annual increases tied to the consumer price index (CPI). However, because the CPI in Alaska fell 1.1 percent, there will not be a minimum wage increase for 2022. Alaska’s 2022 minimum […]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance today to include more information about employer retaliation in pandemic-related employment situations. The updates explain and clarify the rights of employees and job applicants who believe they suffered retaliation for protected activities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham New York Governor Hochul signed legislation on November 8, 2021 that requires all private employers to notify their employees of their intention to monitor work phones, email, or internet use. The law, which takes effect on May 7, 2022, will require all private employers, regardless of size, with a place of […]
African American Worker Fired for Wearing Her Hair Naturally, Federal Agency Says American Screening, LLC, a drug and medical testing supplies distributor in Shreveport, Louisiana, violated federal law when it fired a worker because of her hair, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed October 27, 2021. According […]