Unvaccinated Workers at Houston Methodist Resigned or Were Fired
More than 150 Houston Methodist employees have resigned or were fired, following the hospital system’s requirement they get a...
Tag: Communicable Diseases
California Reopening Prompts Changes to Workplace Safety Policies
When the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic in March 2020, businesses scrambled to adapt as much of the...
Cal/OSHA Relaxes Workplace Mask Requirements
Fully vaccinated workers in California are no longer required to wear masks in many circumstances, according to the California...
More Lawsuits Challenge COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
More employees are challenging employers’ COVID-19 vaccination mandates, but some legal experts say the lawsuits aren’t valid. Read Complete...
Are Small Businesses Requiring Employees to Get Vaccinated?
A recent U.S. Census Bureau survey shows that the number of small businesses requiring employees to get vaccinated against...
Judge Dismisses Hospital Workers’ Lawsuit Over Mandatory Vaccinations
A federal judge in Texas upheld a hospital system’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy by dismissing a lawsuit that claimed...
Here’s What Employers Need to Know About OSHA’s COVID-19 Directives
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its highly anticipated COVID-19 emergency temporary standard on June 10, which...
Do State Bans on Vaccine Passports Impact Employer Policies?
Officials in some states are blocking businesses and government agencies from requiring people to produce vaccine passports—documentation that they’ve...
Massachusetts Employers Must Provide COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
Massachusetts has established a statewide mandate for employers to temporarily provide employees with up to 40 hours of COVID-19...
OSHA Will Issue Emergency Temporary Standard
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its long-awaited COVID-19 emergency temporary standard June 10....
CDC Updates International Travel Guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently moved more countries into the “low-risk” category for international...
Fully Vaccinated Workers May Need COVID-19-Related Accommodations
Many businesses have developed policies on providing reasonable accommodations to employees who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine for...
Answers to the Most Common Coronavirus Questions
Find the answers to common questions about coronavirus as it relates to the workplace in general, employee leave, and...
Cal/OSHA Passes Amended COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved revisions to COVID-19 emergency temporary standards that take a more restrictive...
No-Mask Mandates Come with Risks
Employers may want vaccinated employees to remove their face masks while working but should think twice before requiring employees...
Ask HR: Can a Worker Ask for Extra Pay When a Company Moves?
When a company moves to a new city, can workers ask for relocation help? Are companies required to hire...
Ontario: The New Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
The Ontario government made updates to unpaid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) and amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000,...
Employers Contend with Conflicts over Masks, Vaccinations
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance on masks may result in more COVID-19 vaccinations and...
Employers Step Up Efforts to Raise Workers’ Vaccination Rates
Giving financial rewards to workers who get vaccinated for COVID-19 may increase following new guidance that greenlit the use...
Hospital Employees Sue Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Some employees of Houston Methodist—which includes a medical center and several community hospitals—are challenging a requirement that all employees...