A recent announcement from the Biden Administration indicates that private employers with 100 or more employees may soon need to meet new regulations to maintain HR legal compliance. MP’s HR services team shares three important considerations employers must know right now. Read the article to:
-Find out which employers will be impacted by the new vaccine mandates
-Learn what steps employers should take next to maintain HR compliance
-Uncover the fines that employers may face for failure to comply with the temporary COVID vaccination mandate
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Marijuana Regulations: Key Updates for Employee Handbook Substance Abuse Policies
Employers may be focusing on COVID safety and COVID vaccination policies right now. However, there’s another topic that HR compliance experts are also concerned about: HR legal compliance and marijuana laws. The Biden-Harris administration has pledged to decriminalize marijuana use and reduce or eliminate imprisonment solely for marijuana infractions on a federal level. This pledge has given extra steam to state efforts. Currently, 35 states have approved medical marijuana use, with 15 approving recreational use. Read the article to:
• Learn how to review and update employee policies and employee handbooks for optimal HR compliance with marijuana laws
• Discover why remote employees might require multi˙ple drug use policies (or employee manuals)
• Find out if local medical or recreational marijuana laws supersede industrial safety standards
• Get tips on protecting workplaces from lawsuits related to marijuana usage and rights
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Hybrid Work Models: Best Practices for Successful Implementation
As the pandemic winds down, many employers are not fully returning their workforce to the office. However, keeping the team fully remote isn’t always optimal for meeting their business needs. MP’s HR services team shares three hybrid work models to optimize the employee experience and an organization’s ability to meet its business goals. Read the article to:
• Find out how to implement a hybrid work model while ensuring compliance
• Determine the best hybrid work environments for your workplace
• Get tips on supervising remote employees
• Learn how to optimize the performance of remote teams
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Developing Employee Policies for Masks: 7 Key Strategies
With all the new guidance from the CDC (which relaxed mask requirements for fully vaccinated individuals), many employers are unsure what employee policies to implement for masks in the workplace. Organizations need to balance employee morale with local, state, and federal HR compliance guidelines. If businesses service clients or customers on-site, they also need to consider what will make this group feel most comfortable. Otherwise, their bottom line might be impacted by the employee policies they implement. Read the article to:
• Discover key strategies from MP’s HR services team for handling masks in the workplace
• Find out what guidance to follow for employee policies when state and federal guidelines conflict
• Learn how to minimize pushback from employees
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Are You in Compliance with 2021 OSHA Record Keeping Regulations?
OSHA record keeping and reporting is one of the most frequently cited violations of OSHA regulations every year. You can also be subject to fines for every day you fail to report an accident or illness. Reduce the risk of significant fines with guidance from MP’s HR Services on OSHA record keeping. Read the article to:
Learn the specific steps you must take for tracking work-related illnesses and accidents
Find out what OSHA accident reporting requirements your workplace may be subject to
Get tips on streamlining OSHA record keeping
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New COVID Vaccine: Top 4 Questions & Answers
What are the best HR strategies to implement around the COVID vaccine? Should your workplace require all employees to get it? Read the article to:
Find out if it’s possible to create employee policies that mandate getting the COVID vaccine
Learn how the ADA may be invoked—and what to do if it is
Get tips on how to effectively implement a COVID vaccination policy
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