Many things have an expiration date - cheese, meat, medicine, certain fashion choices, but some things linger well past their “use by” date – like three-week-old takeout in the very back corner of your refrigerator. During...more
10/21/2022
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As everyone knows, the sequel is almost always messier than the original. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is no exception. On July 12, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance, taking already complicated...more
9/7/2022
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Q: I want to encourage my employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and other vaccines such as the flu. Can I offer different sick leave banks to those who are vaccinated?...more
At the time of this posting, the Biden administration has rescinded the OSHA ETS on vaccines for employers of 100 plus employees. The federal contractor rules remain stayed as litigation continues to work its way through...more
1/28/2022
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In June of 2021, OSHA issued an ETS which required a variety of actions for healthcare providers. This included continuing personal protective equipment programs such as masking, specific respiratory protection standards...more
1/24/2022
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Last week the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new omnibus regulations relating to facility-mandated COVID-19 vaccine programs. The regulation covers a wide array of healthcare providers including...more
Q: I’m a health care facility under the new CMS vaccine guidelines. We have a lot of volunteers who come through. Do they need to be vaccinated?...more
Our health care facility has just started mandating vaccines and we are finding that a number of our employees have misplaced their vaccine cards. Our facility is an authorized user of IRIS (Immunization Registry Information...more
Like on The Monster at Adventureland, the 2017 legislative session was a thrill ride full of ups and downs for Iowa employers. Starting with the signing of the collective bargaining bill in February and continuing to last...more