In the latest HR updates, many employers must now meet new requirements regarding COVID vaccination or COVID testing to maintain HR compliance. The new mandates will apply to these employers: private-sector employers of more than 100 employees, federal contractors, schools, and employers that provide healthcare services and receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement. MP’s HR services team shares a checklist to assist employers that are either currently impacted by the mandates, or need the best HR strategies to prepare for them.
Download the checklists to:
• Determine if it’s possible to offer COVID testing alternatives
• Learn how workplaces must handle accommodation requests
• Uncover requirements for tracking testing results and vaccination statuses
• Find out the costs an employer may need to undertake to reach compliance
Download the checklists.
COVID-19
Reach out to our MP team if you need assistance.
Return to Work Dress Code Policy: 4 Best Practices
As employees return to work, there will be a myriad of challenges. One obstacle employers may not have anticipated in their return to work plans is adherence to dress code. Many employers are finding that as employees return to the office, they’re coming back wearing clothes that don’t meet employee policies for business attire. Read the article to:
• Learn the four best HR strategies for preventing and reducing pushback on dress codes as employees return to work
• Develop a dress code policy to protect the company from costly lawsuits
• Find out how to reduce risk when enforcing a dress code
• Discover proven strategies for developing and sharing a dress code
• Uncover how and why dress codes may need to change in 2021
Read the article.
COVID Vaccine Mandates: A Roadmap for Employers
In the latest HR updates, many employers will soon need to meet new regulations regarding COVID vaccine mandates to maintain HR compliance. The new mandates will apply to the following employers: private-sector employers of more than 100 employees, employers that are federal contractors, schools, and most employers that provide healthcare services and receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement. MP’s HR services team shares a playbook for employers that either will be, or are currently, impacted.
Read the article to:
• Determine whether to offer COVID testing alternatives or require vaccination
• Discover requirements employers may need to meet as they document and record employee vaccination status
• Find out why employers will still need a COVID safety policy
• Uncover what to include in COVID vaccine employee policies
Read the article.
6 Best Practices for Encouraging COVID Vaccination and Maintaining HR Compliance: Part 2
Employers across the US are wondering how to respond to President Biden’s new vaccine mandate while maintaining HR compliance as they create their return to work plan. While schools, healthcare offices, employers with over 100 employees, employers that are federal contractors, and some other employers will soon be required to mandate vaccination or administer weekly COVID testing from their workers, smaller organizations face a confusing choice. Requiring COVID vaccination among their employee policies may increase an employer’s legal exposure, as they must remain Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. Developing a mandatory COVID vaccination policy could invite more potential lawsuits. Additionally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has deemed an adverse response to the vaccine a reportable workplace injury (if the employer requires vaccination). MP’s HR services experts suggest that one of the best HR solutions for pandemic workplace challenges is encouraging COVID vaccination. Read part two of this two-part series to:
• Learn three strategies for encouraging COVID vaccination
• Discover best practices for incentivizing COVID vaccination
• Find out how to reduce legal exposure and ensure HR compliance
• Uncover why privacy is imperative to encouraging COVID vaccination and reducing legal exposure
Read the article.
Reducing Risk for COVID Lawsuits: The Essential Checklist
Many employers have been subject to COVID-oriented lawsuits. Legal action is always grueling, but it may be especially damaging to organizations as they attempt to recover from both the economy of the past two years and the challenges of recruiting in 2021. These are the top five reasons for COVID lawsuits and the HR compliance tips employers need to decrease risk right now. Download the infographic to:
• Learn the top 5 reasons for pandemic lawsuits
• Uncover proven strategies to reduce risk in a pandemic workplace
• Find out why employers must train managers in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
• Discover best practices for updating your employee handbook to mitigate risk and exposure
COVID Vaccine Mandates: 6 Considerations When Employees Can’t or Won’t Get Vaccinated
In the latest HR updates, many employers are likely to be impacted by President Biden’s COVID vaccination mandates. Even if employers aren’t required to create temporary COVID vaccination employee policies, they may still be trying to encourage their workers to get vaccinated or even incentivizing it. Some employers will encounter staff with a medical reason they can’t be vaccinated or a legitimate religious objection to vaccination. In these cases, to maintain HR compliance, employers should conduct an interactive process with employees. Read the article to:
• Learn six strategies to utilize when employees request an exception from vaccination
• Find out why COVID testing may be a costly solution for employers
• Discover how to implement a layoff or furlough with reduced legal exposure
• Understand when employers should or should not consider termination
Read the article.