Updated Apr. 27, 2021 Summary of Recent Changes Updates as of April 27, 2021 Guiding principles for fully vaccinated people are now provided. Underscores that immunocompromised people need to consult their healthcare provider about these recommendations, even if fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, except in certain crowded […]
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Hey Compliance Warriors, A lot of employees are getting the vax and are experiencing side effects for which they may need time off to recover. Here is the CDC’s list of potential side effects you can expect employees to experience. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you from getting COVID-19. You may have some side effects, […]
What’s Changed If you’ve been fully vaccinated: You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask. You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for […]
As you know, COVID-19 vaccines have become more available and employees are slowly starting to return to the office. As a result, employment-based programs mandating, or incentivizing, employee vaccinations will become more of the norm. This post will discuss how an employer might create a voluntary workplace vaccination using rewards to encourage employee participation, and […]
Below are answers to commonly asked questions about COVID-19 vaccination. CDC also has information for busting common vaccine myths available in facts about COVID-19 vaccines. Get answers to other frequently asked questions about: Healthcare professional questions and answers Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS) Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination at long-term care facilities V-safe after vaccination health checker […]
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EEOC Confirms Employers Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine… With restrictions
With the current roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine for mass distribution, legal specialist guessed that employers would be allowed to require their employees to get the vaccine subject to limited restrictions. The guess was largely based on the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission’s (EEOC) guidance in regard to the flu vaccine. The EEOC is a federal […]
Recently, it seems that as a new COVID-19 vaccine has begun its slow distribution across the county (and the world), that some people have a glint of hope returning to their eyes. Maybe it’s true, maybe our learned scientist, researchers, and modern technology can take a novel coronavirus and in less than a year create […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! On December 16th, the EECO published updates to their COVID guidance for employers. This guidance says employers are allowed to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine with a few exceptions. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Will you vaccinate? Will you require employees to vaccinate? Can you? Read on… By Patricia Anderson Pryor, Francis P. Alvarez, Katharine C. Weber & Tara K. Burke As we enter flu season (in the midst of a national spike in COVID-19 cases), and it now appears that a COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon, employers are […]