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Employers start preparing for the supreme court’s vaccine mandate ruling

Business Management Daily

Finally, there will be a time gap, since the court isn’t going to rule immediately from the bench. You can exclude employees who never come into the office, either because they work from home or they work outdoors. If they’re working, they must be paid. Define your vaccination policy.

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The Juggling Act of the COVID Circus

HR Digest

Under the FCCRA, Employees are able to take Emergency Family and Medical Leave (“EFMLA”) if the Employee’s child’s school is virtual. Additionally, if an Employee chooses to take EFMLA, the Employee should be aware that it counts towards their 12 workweeks of their regular Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) entitlement. 29 U.S.C.A.

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Helping Employees During Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

Best Money Moves

Paid Leave. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandates certain employers provide up to two weeks of paid sick leave related to COVID-19. Coronavirus 2020: Effectively Working from Home. What will your organization have to say when that time comes?

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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

The CDC now defines a close contact as “Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to test specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated.”. Close contact.

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First impressions of OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate

Business Management Daily

While it’ll take some time to dive deep into these standards and their implications, there are some clear basics that everyone should understand from the start. Employees who work from home. Employees who work exclusively outdoors. Employees who work in the office are covered. What do you have to do?

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Who Qualifies for Paid Leave Under the New Coronavirus Law?

Best Money Moves

Who qualifies for paid leave under the new coronavirus law? How to determine employee eligibility for paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The emergency paid leave program established by the FFCRA helps employees who don’t have paid leave benefits through their employer.

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The deep dive on OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate

Business Management Daily

While OSHA calls its policy a mandatory policy, you retain some flexibility: Your policy can exclude employees whose health or religion prohibits them from getting shots or employees for whom medical necessity requires a delay in vaccination. Still, it’s advisable to get your business practices up to date. Pay issues.