Connecticut Mandates Vaccination for Employees and Individuals Providing Direct Access Services to Patients or Residents of Long-term Care Facilities On August 6, 2021, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order No. 13B mandating vaccination of all employees working at long-term care (LTC) facilities throughout Connecticut. The order also covers all contracted service providers and volunteers that have […]
That’s a great question. I would advise that you put an office phone number on the door and then have her forward the calls to her cell. If she returns the call from her cell, the caller will see her cell # unless she uses an app to disguise the number – which is also a […]
On Friday, OSHA updated its COVID-19 guidance to include the new recommendations for businesses regarding fully vaccinated employees. OSHA says: This evidence has led CDC to update recommendations for fully vaccinated people to reduce their risk of becoming infected with the Delta variant and potentially spreading it to others, including by: wearing a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or […]
Biden Announces Vaccine Requirements for Federal Employees, Contractors On July 29, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced new requirements for federal employees and onsite federal contractors regarding vaccination status, masking, and social distancing. While a formal executive order has not yet been published, the White House issued a fact sheet. Learn More Got the Green Light: […]
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The FFCRA died on December 31, 2020. President Trump extended the tax credits for employers who chose to continue the paid leave through the end of March. Effective April 1st, President Biden signed ARPA into law. ARPA requires that employers who plan to provide COVID pay between April and September reset the EPSL bank […]
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today issued a safe harbor allowing employers to exclude certain items from their gross receipts solely for determining eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). Revenue Procedure 2021-33 provides a safe harbor permitting employers to exclude certain amounts from gross receipts solely for […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! I get questions every week related to employees who cannot provide a return date after FMLA. How does the ADA step in on this sort of situation? Well, we have a new decision to help guide that answer. Via HRDive.com https://www.hrdive.com/news/no-ada-leave-for-worker-unable-to-provide-return-date-5th-cir-says/604517/ Dive Brief: A school’s registrar who exhausted her Family […]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, announced today that the EEOC Training Institute is launching a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) workshop series, starting with “Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace” on August 24. This first workshop will discuss how bias […]
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today issued further guidance on the employee retention credit, including guidance for employers who pay qualified wages after June 30, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, and additional guidance on miscellaneous issues that apply to the employee retention credit in both 2020 and 2021. Notice 2021-49 amplifies prior […]