Source: CDC.gov Now what?!? How rude of me! Thank you, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for announcing last Thursday that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting. Well, there is a catch. Actually, there are several. CDC prevention measures continue…
Image Credit: CDC.gov Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarified when fully vaccinated folks for COVID-19 can ditch their facemask. But it also included a few instances when unvaccinated folks can safely skip a face mask too. As a reminder, the CDC considers people “fully vaccinated” for…
Fritz Saalfeld, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons First thing’s first. Today at from 12-1 PM ET, we’ve got The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour: Beverages and Benefits. My partners Mark Mathis, Bob Ellerbrock, and Amy Epstein Gluck will take a deep dive into the new U.S. Department of Labor guidance and model notices to support the new…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A real tell was that the fake cards supposedly included the caption, “F**k masks.” Because mine doesn’t say that. ***flips it over*** Still no. Selene San Felice, reporting here at Axios Tampa Bay, appears to have broken the news that a marketing and web…
Image Credit: Legends Diner Denton on Facebook During the last The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour on Friday, which you can view here on The Employer Handbook YouTube channel, we discussed how employers could expect OSHA to be a lot more aggressive about COVID-19 workplace inspections in 2021. Do not…
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…
Photo by Words as Pictures from StockSnap On Friday, OSHA announced that it had launched a “national emphasis program” to protect high-risk workers from COVID-19 hazards. Ok, OSHA, you have our attention. According to OSHA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor, “This program seeks to substantially reduce or eliminate coronavirus…
Image by torstensimon from Pixabay CDC be damned! We’ve got what appears to be our first lawsuit related to a workplace vaccination mandate.. On February 28, an employee at a New Mexico detention center has sued his employer, which supposedly now requires that all first responders receive the COVID-19 vaccination,…
Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons But there’s a catch. It has something to do with vaccinations. Perhaps you’ve heard of them. Here are the CDC’s new recommendations, which apply to non-healthcare settings. Fully vaccinated people can: Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without…
Image by Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay Let’s discuss. No vaccine? Stay home, says one law firm. On Friday, Aebra Coe at Law360 reported here (subscription required) that a Seattle-based law firm with over 500 attorneys and 2019 revenues of more than $400,000,000 “has adopted a vaccine policy for…