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Introducing a New Eldercare Service and a Brand-New Office Location!
The Larkin Company is proud to announce two new additions to our business! We are extending our services to provide eldercare support and are excited to announce a brand-new office location. ...
The Larkin Company Extends Services To Eldercare
Companies turn to care benefits as a retention and mental health tool CALIFORNIA – APRIL 26, 2022 – To meet the recently spotlighted needs of employees caring for older adults, The Larkin...
COVID-19 and State/Federal Updates
We have a lot to cover this time, but before we get into it, we’d like to share a podcast that we think would be beneficial for those who are involved with disability, accommodations, and the return...
Maryland and Canada Updates
There are quite a few Paid Family and Medical Leave bills working their way through state legislatures - some of which have already died in committee. We discuss one below that is close to the...
COVID-19 and Federal/State Updates
U.S. Federal Updates Department of Labor (DOL) - Wage and Hour Division The DOL has released Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2022-02 which provides guidance regarding prohibited retaliation under...
COVID-19 and Federal/State 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...
COVID-19 State/District 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...
California COVID-19 SPSL Update
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!...
#LarkinSleevesUp Blood Drive
February 1 through May 1, 2022 Historically, The Larkin Company has partnered with the American Red Cross to hold semi-annual blood drives onsite at our Roseville location. The pandemic has...
COVID-19 and Federal/State 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...
COVID-19 and Federal/State 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...
COVID-19 and Federal/State 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,...
