Image Credit: openfoodfacts.org I imagine that drink to be Ensure or Ovaltine, possibly Caffeine Free Coke Zero if things get nuts. Before face masks — or should I say no face masks — there was the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Among other things, the ARPA created a…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com Since the EEOC last updated its “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” resource document on December 16, 2020, it published proposed wellness rules only to walk them back less than a week later. So, several business groups…
Image by Megan Rexazin from Pixabay On the last episode of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour, we told you that it was only a matter of time before the U.S. Department of Labor issued both guidance and model notices to support the new COBRA premium subsidy under the American…
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…
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 by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay It’s week 98 of quarantine, many of you are working from home, and the boss isn’t around. So, you’ve got really got no excuse to miss The Employer Handbook Office Hour today on Zoom at Noon ET, for which you can still register here…
Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay Follow me. I’ll get you into the VIP area for a better view. Yesterday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) called for the next coronavirus relief package to pass Congress to include what they term an “Essential Workers Bill of Rights.” …
EmmanuelCordoliani / CC BY-SA Over the weekend, we got news that federal emergency paid sick leave is coming, with significant changes to FMLA too. Yesterday, I broke it down in plain English for you. Today at noon Eastern, I’m going on Facebook Live (here) and, by reader request, Zoom (here,…
Image Credit (AllThingsERISA.com) “I thought you said ‘plain English,’ Handbook!” I did, didn’t I? Well, there’s good news, and there’s even better news. The good news is that the image that goes with this blog post is the only legalese that you’ll get from me today. The better news is that…