Friday, December 17th the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay on the Biden administration rule - requiring workers at companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated against Covid or undergo weekly testing.
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for Employers
Can an employer ask an interviewee if they have the COVID vaccine?
Can an employer mandate new hires to have the COVID vaccine or not offer a job because of not having the COVID vaccine?
Can the group mandate the vaccine? If not, can they terminate individuals who do not have the vaccine? If not – is there anything they can do?
Can the employer offer higher medical premiums for employees who do not have the vaccine and lower premiums for employees who do?
Today’s Job Seekers are Weighing Their Options. The Right Health Benefits Can Put Your Business at the Top of Their List.
Unemployment: Why the Decision to Return to Work is Anything but Black and White
BREAKING: New COBRA Guidelines Issued
On April 29, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Labor (Employee Benefits Security Administration, “EBSA”) and Treasury (IRS) published a final regulation, and EBSA issued a package of guidance and relief, for employee benefit plans affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. New rules regulating COBRA and the offer of coverage to those laid off or who experienced a loss of coverage are impacted. Please read below:
COVID -19 -- Key Health Insurance & Benefit News
This blog is an attempt to provide up-to-date information related to coronavirus and its impact on health insurance and benefit plans. Information is evolving rapidly and we will do our best to keep the information as current as possible. This blog will be pinned to the top of our page an updated continuously.
The COVID–19 Conversation: Why Education is Your Best Defense
COVID–19 has taken over. The news. Daily conversations. The workplace. The classroom. Even impacting how we interact. COVID–19 has earned its pandemic status because there is currently no vaccination or treatment for it. However, the best defense against these unknowns and the continued spread is education – getting to know the virus, the risks and actionable steps for prevention.
Precautionary Measures for the Workplace - Novel Coronavirus
This note is being directed to all our employer contacts. Your employees and colleagues will look to you for leadership. We hope you find this information helpful as you communicate with them appropriately about what to do to stay healthy during a pandemic. We believe it's now time for all of us to be more aggressive in our communications to those that look up to us. Simple actions taken everyday can reduce the spread of this infection.
