Archive for Tag: COVID-19
New OSHA COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
This blog was written by Josh Hancey, Safety Director at Helpside On Friday January 29, OSHA released new guidelines on COVID-19 safety. These guidelines cover several different areas of potential risk and advise business leaders and employees on how to reduce those risks. Here are some of the new guidelines covered by OSHA: Implementing a […]
Can Employers Require Their Employees to Obtain a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Supporting Lonely Employees During the 2020 Holidays
Mandatory Paid Leave for COVID-19 is Expired, But Employer Tax Credits Continue
Positive Takeaways from Going Remote
Can I Require COVID-19 Testing?
New DOL Guidance on Workplace Laws and COVID-19
On July 20, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor released new guidance on workplace laws in relation to COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance is formatted in questions and answers that have already been published. These Q&As apply to the FMLA, FLSA, and FFCRA in workplace situations involving COVID-19. Here are some common questions and their answers: Can an employer force employees to work remotely to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Yes, employers can make employees work […]