Category Archives: Human Resources
AHCA Releases Employer Materials for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration emailed providers on Friday reinforcing that the Supreme Court has lifted the stay on the injunctions against the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. AHCA stated that it is reviewing this decision … Read Full Post
CMS Vaccination Mandate: 4-Step Priority List for Healthcare Employers
If you’re shaking your head, trying to understand how one vaccine mandate (for non-healthcare employers) was blocked while the one for healthcare workers remained in place, join the club. However, our source for all things HR – Fisher & Phillips … Read Full Post
R.I.P OSHA Vaccine ETS – An Employer’s 6-Step Priority List
While many believe the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is D.O.A. after the Supreme Court ruling, it may just be on another hiatus as forces regroup. As always, our go-to experts for all things HR is Fisher & Phillips and … Read Full Post
US DOL Recovers $126K from Home Health Agency
Wage and Hour issues are serious business, which is why we ran a blog series last year on related topics. A Connecticut home health agency was ordered to pay back wages for OT violations and for improperly deducting fees for … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading: Beyond the Great Resignation
The workforce is graying but not in the way you might think. While gray hair usually signals experience, the graying workforce refers to the rise of a more technically skilled worker who seems to be replacing the traditional blue-collar employee. … Read Full Post
The On-Again, Off-Again Vax Mandate
If those of us in healthcare are having a tough time keeping straight whether the mandates are on or off, imagine the rest of the country! As of this writing, they are on. Kind of. Feel free to read through … Read Full Post
Status Update on OSHA Vaccine ETS
Once again, our friends at Fisher & Phillips provide an excellent summary of the goings-on this past week regarding the OSHA ETS. In a nutshell: limbo…. And not the dance either 😉 Two big reminders, though, to ease your anxiety: … Read Full Post
Court Blocks Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Across the Nation – Now What?
No doubt you’ve seen a headline or two, announcing that the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is on hold, but you may not understand the reasons for the delay or how to proceed during this waiting game. Fortunately, our friends … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – The Bounce of a Ping-Pong Ball May Spell Doom for OSHA’s ETS
Much uncertainty surrounds the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) of November 5, 2021, requiring unvaccinated employees of employers with 100 or more employees to receive a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or undergo regular COVID-19 testing. By regular, they mean weekly. For … Read Full Post