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    COVID Vaccine Mandates: Critical Updates for Employers

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    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the COVID vaccine mandates. This ETS entails requirements for employers with over 100 employees. MP’s HR services experts share the three common questions and answers that private-sector employers are asking right now. Read the article to:

    • Find out which employers the ETS covers
    • Outline what employers must include in a COVID vaccination policy
    • Learn what covered employers must do to meet the January 4th compliance deadline
    • Understand how employers could test for COVID and who must pay for testing

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    Do the OSHA COVID Vaccine Mandates ETS Apply to Your Company?

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    Employers who are keeping up to date on the COVID vaccine mandates may be confused about whether they’re covered by OSHA’s recent Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Workplaces covered by the ETS must create and enforce employee policies that require either COVID vaccination or weekly COVID testing. (Of course, to remain ADA compliant, policies must allow employees to request medical exceptions, as well as religious exceptions.) MP’s HR compliance experts share information to assist employers in determining if they need to meet the ETS’s HR and compliance requirements. Read the article to:

    • Find out two considerations surrounding who the ETS covers
    • Outline which staff count towards the 100-employee count
    • Uncover why some employees may be exempt from vaccination or COVID testing
    • Learn whether employers with less than 100 employees should mandate COVID vaccination

    COVID Vaccination Mandates: 3 Tactics for Difficult Conversations with Employees

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    In the latest HR updates, and possibly the most challenging of the pandemic, many employers are preparing to comply with the COVID vaccination mandates. Employers across all industries will be required to create employee policies and implement new systems to ensure HR compliance with these vaccination and COVID testing rules and regulations. The struggle may be twofold for employers:

    1. They don’t just need to prepare for HR and compliance challenges.
    2. They must also prepare for the difficult conversations they’ll have with employees.

    MP’S HR services experts and Taryn Abrahams of Empower Behavioral Services share tips for approaching difficult conversations about the COVID vaccine mandates. Read the article to:

    • Learn three tips for reducing employee pushback on the COVID vaccine mandates
    • Uncover specific phrases to disarm an angry or stressed employee
    • Find out how to create psychological safety
    • Discover why employees need to feel like a priority, even if they can’t be accommodated

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    5 Things You Need to Know About the Employee Retention Tax Credit

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    Among the latest HR updates and compliance requirements for employee policies, there’s some exceptionally good news for employers. MP’s HR services team shares the 5 most important things to know about the Employee retention tax credit (ERTC). Read the article to:
    Discover how much you may be able to save
    Learn the eligibility requirements
    Find out how PPP loans and the ERTC interact
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    Mandatory Paid Leave for COVID Vaccination: Current Laws and Predictions

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    Employers have been grappling with what to do about COVID vaccination in their workplace for a few months. Many HR providers have suggested that one of the best HR strategies would be to educate employees on the vaccine. Some states are enacting laws that create state-funded paid leave for workers who choose to get vaccinated (or have a reaction to the vaccine afterwards). Read the article to:

    Find out what employers should do if their state mandates state-funded paid time off for COVID vaccination or its complications

    Get the latest HR updates on the states that are currently requiring supplemental paid leave for COVID vaccination

    Learn how much states that mandate paid time off for vaccination will require employees be paid

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    FFCRA Leave Extended Again: What You Need to Know

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    In the latest HR updates, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has extended the tax credits for FFCRA leave again, as well as expanded it in a few ways. MP’s HR services team shares all the updates you need to know about this program to stay in compliance. The article will also cover the next steps your teams should consider. Read the article to:
    Find out when the program will expire
    Learn how much employees can claim for expanded family and medical leave
    Discover how FFCRA leave has been expanded to include COVID vaccination and testing
    Read the article.