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Got 50 employees but fewer than 100 employees and a vaccination problem? Then beware the ACA

09/16/2021
The Affordable Care Act has specific rules on wellness plans, affordable coverage and free-rider penalties. These demand your immediate attention.

Unresolved issues cloud coming vax mandate

09/16/2021
The devil will be in the details when it comes time for employers to respond to the White House’s recent call for some 80 million U.S. employees to be vaccinated against covid-19. So far, the details are in short supply.

Questions abound as vax mandate rolls out

09/14/2021
A flurry of questions erupted Sept. 9 when President Biden announced a series of vaccine mandates designed to slow the spread of covid-19. While answers are elusive so far, here are some of the pressing questions employers face.

Biden orders vaccinations or weekly testing

09/14/2021
A sweeping set of White House proposals issued Sept. 9 requires companies with 100 or more employees to require all workers to either prove they have been vaccinated against covid-19 or undergo weekly testing to prove they’re not infected.

The vaccine mandate: Here’s what we know we don’t know

09/13/2021
Now that a particle or two of dust has settled from last Thursday’s announcement that OSHA will write an emergency temporary standard requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated against covid-19, employers are left with some basic questions about this mandate. We’ve answered a few to the best of our ability.

Push the self-care button, and hard

09/10/2021
Attending to the staff’s well-being when you’re barely getting through yourself.

Two-thirds of employers to delay workplace reopening

09/07/2021
Sixty-six percent of organizations are delaying reopening their offices due to new covid-19 variants, according to a poll of 238 executive leaders conducted by the Gartner business advisory firm.

Snapshot: Do you want your employer to require vaccines?

09/07/2021
Two-thirds of workers surveyed say they want their own employers to require employees to be vaccinated against covid-19.

You can forbid remote worker moonlighting

09/02/2021
Several media outlets are reporting that a growing number of telecommuters are working two or more remote jobs at once. You can restrict this digital moonlighting. Here’s how to regain control.

Weigh pitfalls before penalizing unvaccinated

09/02/2021
Delta Airlines recently announced that it will begin charging employees who refuse to receive a covid-19 vaccination an extra $200 per month for their employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. Before you adopt a similar policy, consider these pitfalls.