by aliacoleman | Mar 11, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, COVID19, Policy Updates
Today marks year two since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic… Federal Update Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) The EEOC has released updated guidance for employers on how to handle religious objections to COVID-19 vaccinations and...
by aliacoleman | Feb 17, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, COVID19, Policy Updates
California As we mentioned here, California has reinstated their COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) effective February 19, 2022 (with sick pay retroactive to January 1, 2022). The model notice is now available. The notice must be displayed where employees...
by aliacoleman | Feb 9, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, COVID19, Policy Updates
COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) The revival of SPSL in the Golden State is official as SPSL (SB 114) was approved by lawmakers on Monday, and was signed into law by Gavin Newsom today! The law is set to take effect 10 days after the date the bill was...
by aliacoleman | Jan 27, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, COVID19, Policy Updates
U.S. Federal Updates It appears that mandating COVID-19 vaccinations just isn’t going to meet legal muster, with the lone exception being the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate. Last week, a federal district court in Texas blocked the Biden...
by aliacoleman | Jan 14, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, COVID19, Policy Updates
U.S. Federal Updates The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that mandates employers (with 100 or more employees) ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a...
by aliacoleman | Dec 23, 2021 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, COVID19, Policy Updates
We don’t have quite as many updates this time which is a gift in and of itself. The COVID-19 vaccine mandates continue to ping pong their way in and out of our lives. Stayed, enjoined, reinstated, suspended – it’s been quite the circus, but that’s just COVID-19...