Pay for the time off must be at the employee’s “regular rate of pay.” The time off may not be charged against any other time off employees may be entitled to, including paid sick leave or COVID-19-related sick leave. The law prohibits employers from retaliating against employees wh...
Although employers are no longer subject to OSHA's mandate requiring that their unvaccinated employees test for Covid-19, some may choose to require testing on their own. One factor they should consider is whether they will be obligated to pay the cost of such tests.Steve Lucke...
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the EEOC updated its COVID-19 technical assistance: “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”. This guidance has now been updated roughly twenty times since the start of the pandemic. The EEOC’s recent update to its informal...
The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is the latest employer to heed the advice of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and require full COVID-19 vaccination for employees. ICBC staff and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 15, the Crown corporation announced Friday. Employees...
Although a growing number of US residents have been vaccinated for COVID-19 or intend to be immunized as soon as possible, 13% of peoplesurveyed in Marchsaid that they would definitely not get vaccinated, and 7% said they would do so only if vaccination were required. Whether employers, col...
The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is the latest employer to heed the advice of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and require full COVID-19 vaccination for employees. ICBC staff and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 15, the Crown corporation announced Friday. Employees...
The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is the latest employer to heed the advice of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and require full COVID-19 vaccination for employees. ICBC staff and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 15, the Crown corporation announced Friday. Employees...
Ultimately, an employer must make the case – using expert science – that requiring their staff to be vaccinated from COVID-19 is necessary. Especially when “an accommodation can be made where worker can work from home or use personal protective equipment to prevent transmission of ...
However, employers are not required to provide accommodations that permanently alter essential job functions, and/or that create an undue hardship for the organization. In addition to the ADA, employers dealing with long COVID in the workplace should keep in mind the requirements of the federal ...