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5th Circuit orders temporary halt to vaccine mandate rule

11/09/2021
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay Nov. 6 blocking enforcement of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard requiring covid-19 vaccinations or weekly covid testing for workers at organizations with 100 or more employees.

Some employers get their own vaccine mandates

11/08/2021
The 5th Circuit has temporarily put OSHA’s vaccine mandate standard on hold. Today we’re highlighting employers subject to (or in some cases, not subject to) vaccine mandates that are separate but equivalent to the mandate.

OSHA issues mandate: Vax or test by Jan. 4

11/04/2021
Large employers have a choice under a new OSHA emergency temporary standard: Either require employees to be vaccinated against covid-19 or require unvaccinated employees to undergo weekly covid-19 testing and wear masks at work.

How to handle faith-based exemptions from vax mandate

11/04/2021
The EEOC has just issued guidance on when and how to accept, process and grant religious exemptions to vaccine mandates. Here’s what the EEOC calls for.

First impressions: What you need to know about OSHA’s vaccine mandate

11/04/2021
Our imperative is to get basic information out to you as soon as possible and then more later, after we’ve had time to study the ETS. So fasten your seatbelt; it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

8 tips for choosing your battles

11/03/2021
If there’s any given in life, it’s that there are always battles. There’s realistically nothing you can do about that. But that doesn’t mean you have no control.

Snapshot: 45% of all employees still work remotely some of the time

11/02/2021
Blame the Delta variant: Dreams of workplaces getting back to normal by fall have fizzled.

The HR I.Q. Test: November ’21

11/01/2021
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Review points-based attendance system now

10/28/2021
Some employers use a points-based system to punish employees whose unplanned absences wreak havoc on operations. It can be effective. However, a system that’s too draconian or doesn’t allow for reasonable exceptions may invite litigation, especially from employees who claim they have an ADA-covered disability.

Snapshot: How difficult will it be to implement a vax mandate?

10/26/2021
More than half of business leaders believe they will have a hard time setting up and administering a mandatory covid vaccination regimen.