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Senate Passes Resolution to Repeal Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Employers

Senate Passes Resolution to Repeal Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector Employers

December 23, 2021
On Dec. 8, 2021, the Senate voted on and passed a resolution to repeal President Biden’s vaccine mandate for private employers. The resolution passed with a simple majority vote of 52 to 48. The resolution aims to overturn the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) that requires private employers of 100…
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Understanding the Omicron Variant

Understanding the Omicron Variant

December 19, 2021
A new variant of coronavirus is prompting renewed concern regarding the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the new variant “Omicron.” Omicron is labeled a “variant of concern,” the agency’s serious category for tracking. Such a designation is reserved for dangerous variants that may be more transmissible or virulent or could decrease the effectiveness…
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Workplace Parties During the 2021 Holiday Season

Workplace Parties During the 2021 Holiday Season

December 14, 2021
Many employees look forward to year-end workplace holiday celebrations. These events allow employees to celebrate with their colleagues and sometimes even family and guests. Importantly, these celebrations can also be a great way to drive employee engagement. While these events are often a long-standing company tradition, many organizations canceled holiday parties last year or found…
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President Biden Plan to Combat COVID-19 in Winter Months

President Biden Plan to Combat COVID-19 in Winter Months

December 9, 2021
On Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, President Joe Biden spoke at a press conference where he outlined a multiprong approach to combat COVID-19 this winter. The plan is described as having the following goals: Drafting a rule that requires private insurers to reimburse the costs of at-home COVID-19 tests Getting the approximately 43 million vaccine holdouts…
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What President Biden's Vaccine Mandate Means for Employers

What President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Means for Employers

October 5, 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration is continuing its efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of the deadly coronavirus Delta variant. Recently, the White House ordered all federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Now, the government is imposing a similar requirement on private employers. The move is estimated to affect over…
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President Biden Offers Additional Financial Support to Small Businesses

President Biden Offers Additional Financial Support to Small Businesses

September 23, 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration is ardently increasing its efforts to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 as the coronavirus Delta variant rages across the country. Over the past several weeks, the White House has been gradually releasing sweeping COVID-19-related mandates. These include vaccine mandates for nursing home employees, federal workers and federal contractors. The government…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Surcharges, Mandates and Incentives What Employers Should Know

COVID-19 Vaccine Surcharges, Mandates and Incentives: What Employers Should Know

September 21, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations are a highly contentious topic in America. Many U.S. adults still haven’t gotten the shot despite the Food and Drug Administration’s recent (FDA) full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. This reluctance is seen as a problem by health experts, who contest that vaccination is the most effective way to control the widespread coronavirus…
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President Biden Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Federal Employees and Large Employers

President Biden Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Federal Employees and Large Employers

September 12, 2021
On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed executive orders requiring federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden also directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to draft a new emergency rule requiring all businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure all of their workers are either tested for…
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Restaurants Hopeful Applicants Will Come When Unemployment Benefits End

Restaurants Hopeful Applicants Will Come When Unemployment Benefits End

September 9, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic put many people out of work in early 2020, particularly in the restaurant industry. Businesses were forced to shutter overnight, giving workers little time to adapt to their circumstances. Layoffs were so rampant that the federal government needed to step in and offer more generous unemployment benefits (an extra $300 per week…
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The Delta Variant and Return-to-Work COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

The Delta Variant and Return-to-Work COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

September 7, 2021
As the highly contagious and transmissible Delta variant spreads across the United States and the numbers of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise, many organizations are taking action to protect employees. In some cases, they are mandating that employees get vaccinated before returning to the workplace or encouraging them to do so. For some employers, these…
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