by Paula Day | January 26, 2022 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues, The Coronavirus
On Jan. 25, 2022, OSHA withdrew the Nov. 5, 2021, Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) which was in a state of flux from the time it was published until the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the nationwide stay earlier this month. While employers were left wondering what...
by Paula Day | December 17, 2021 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues, The Coronavirus
Just when employers began to breathe a sigh of relief, the vaccine mandate implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is revived in 26 states. On Dec. 15, the Fifth Circuit concluded that the Louisiana district court which granted the...
by Paula Day | December 7, 2021 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues, The Coronavirus
Today, a federal district court in Georgia stayed the federal contractor vaccine mandate nationwide expanding on the three-state stay entered in Kentucky last week. Acknowledging that COVID-19 vaccines are effective and the fact that the pandemic has taken a tragic...
by Paula Day | December 3, 2021 | Compliance Services, DOL, State and Local Issues, The Coronavirus
There’s been a flurry of activity in federal courts the past few weeks regarding the various federal vaccine mandates with new developments arising daily. States are increasing efforts to block mandates or expand exemptions for employees. Read below for a discussion...
by Ed Fensholt and Ruhe Wadud | October 5, 2021 | Benefits Administration, Compliance Services, HIPAA, The Coronavirus
Federal authorities, in two new announcements, have validated employers’ use of healthcare plan-related wellness programs to incent employees to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed that the HIPAA privacy rules do not prevent employers from asking employees or...
by Paula Day | April 27, 2021 | Compliance Services, FMLA, Paid Leave Laws, The Coronavirus
In a pending Pennsylvania case (Payne v. Woods Services, Inc.), the trial court hints that the FMLA may apply in the case of an employee who is asymptomatic but tests positive for COVID-19 and is unable to telework. While the case survived a motion to dismiss, the...
