HR Management

Consider religious objections to vaccination

10/21/2021

Legal experts say employers are within their rights to fire unvaxxed staff. However, Title VII’s religious discrimination provisions still apply. That means employers must weigh whether employees with sincerely held religious beliefs against vaccination are entitled to reasonable accommodations of those beliefs.

Employees’ vax status: Yes, it is your business

10/18/2021

We’ve written about how HIPAA’s wellness plans affect covid vaccinations. But there’s another aspect to HIPAA—privacy—that is less understood and often overlooked. Let’s air out some of those issues now.

OSHA vax mandate rule closer to taking effect

10/14/2021

The Biden administration’s requirement for large employers to ensure all employees are vaccinated against covid-19 is one step closer to being implemented.

Long covid could trigger FMLA, ADA liability

10/14/2021

Employers need to be ready to respond to more requests for both FMLA intermittent leave and ADA accommodations.

OSHA cites insurance agency for covid-safety violations

10/12/2021

A federal workplace health investigation found that an auto insurance company ignored coronavirus safety requirements and allowed others displaying symptoms to work at the same Denver location where an employee died of covid-19.

Snapshot: Mixed feelings about returning to the office

10/12/2021

Employees are of two minds about ditching remote work and returning to full-time on-site work.

HR-related measures on the budget bill chopping block

10/07/2021

As the White House and Congress try to trim down the $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” budget reconciliation legislation, several employment-law initiatives could be eliminated.

Employers begin firing covid vaccine refusers

10/07/2021

The Biden administration hasn’t even finished drafting rules for mandatory employee covid-19 vaccinations, but employers are already taking action. Some large employers have begun firing noncompliant workers or announced new mandates after previous incentives failed to get more workers vaccinated. Here are some examples.

Not just shots: Fed contractors must enforce mask, distancing rules, too

10/05/2021

“Covered contractors must ensure that all individuals, including covered contractor employees and visitors, comply with published [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidance for masking and physical distancing,” the government’s guidance states.

The HR I.Q. Test: October ’21

10/01/2021

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.