confused by YuguDesign from the Noun Project New Jersey businesses, I’m warning you in advance not to hurt the messenger. Yesterday was supposed to be the big day. And in many respects it was. You see, word leaked heading into the weekend that Governor Phil Murphy was going to sign…
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 Dawg, Eric? Clearly, I’ve been watching too many American Idol and Pimp My Ride reruns. Psst, I can still hook you up. More on the OSHA news in a sec. But, let’s talk about Wednesday’s Special Edition of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour first, Look, I…
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…