Image by Martine Auvray from Pixabay Come on, Eric! Yesterday, you blogged about Philly, and now this. What’s with all the Pennsylvania posts this week? Ok, folks. I promise(ish). We’re (likely) done. In the remaining three posts, I’ll (probably) incorporate other states. Like tomorrow, I want to blog about how…
Pandemic Paid Sick Leave Notice to Employees Poster English It’s the city of cheesesteaks, brotherly love, and, as of March 29, 2021, paid leave for companies with 50 or more employees. Those businesses must provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave to certain employees for specific COVID-19 reasons,…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com Let’s give a shout-out to my special guest, David Miklas, and to everyone who attended The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour this past Friday. I had a great time discussing FFCRA, OSHA, and the new CDC COVID-19 guidance. Did you enjoy it too? Don’t worry. If you…
Micthev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons If you haven’t done so already, click here to register to join David Miklas and me on Zoom at Noon ET. Here’s what we’re covering: The Emergency Paid Leave provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act On top of a general overview to…
Child Thinking by Gan Khoon Lay from the Noun Project The Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) just released a new seven-page resource to get you started. Here the four things in the new CDC release that caught my attention. 1. Not only should vaccinations be at no charge,…
health insurance by Arafat Uddin from the Noun Project I didn’t … until I read this WSJ.com article from Anne Tergesen on Saturday. Under the new American Rescue Plan, long-story-short, starting April 1, COBRA-eligible individuals can get COBRA continuation coverage for themselves and their families through September 30, 2021. Check…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com Spoiler Alert: Not much. But, since President Biden’s signature later this week will be the finishing touch on making his American Rescue Plan law, I’ll break it down for you anyway. FFCRA remains voluntary. If your private-sector business has fewer than 500 employees, you can continue to…
elsaolofsson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons and Cannabis News No, today isn’t “Bring Your Bong To Work” Day. That’s tomorrow. But the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is finally conceding in this memo that marijuana use may not be a concern when considering the suitability or fitness of…
Image by torstensimon from Pixabay Spoiler alert: No. (Well, actually, it depends.) Certainly not under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which sunset on December 31, 2020. Even for covered employers that voluntarily provide FFCRA benefits through March 31, the answer is still no. There’s nothing in the FFCRA that…
Image Credit: @NJGov on Twitter Well, it depends. ***ducks rotten tomatoes*** Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law, “legalizing and regulating cannabis use and possession for adults 21 years and older (A21 – “The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act”) and decriminalizing…