New OSHA Unvaccinated and At-Risk Persons Guidance
OSHA’s latest guidance recommends that fully vaccinated workers in areas of substantial or high community transmission wear masks in order to protect unvaccinated workers; recommends ...
Read More Labor Shortages – The Disconnect & Possible Solutions
By: Roy Maurer The problem is clear: Employers are struggling to recruit workers despite high levels of unemployment. But the reasons for the hiring difficulty ...
Read More CA Background Checks
The California Court of Appeal has ruled that date of birth or a driver’s license number cannot be used to identify individuals in an electronic ...
Read More Florida Employment Laws for Small Business
Wondering what the minimum wage laws are in Florida? Are you required to give your employees breaks? What regulations do you need to follow when ...
Read More Increases in Minimum Wage
EEOC Extends EEO-1 Deadline The EEOC has announced the deadline for filing the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Reports has been extended to August 23, 2021. ...
Read More Federal Pandemic Unemployment Programs Ending
In accordance with Governor Brian Kemp and Commissioner Mark Butler's plan for reemployment and economic recovery, effective June 27, 2021, Georgia will no longer participate in ...
Read More 4 Takeaways from the EEOC’s Latest Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated its guidance on workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies. Although some compliance questions remain unanswered, the agency provided ...
Read More Legal Alert – No Vaccine Passports in Georgia
No Vaccine Passports in Georgia An executive order signed May 25 by Gov. Kemp prohibits any state agency, provider of state services, or state property ...
Read More Legal Alert – States Opt Out of Enhanced Federal Unemployment
States Opting Out of Enhanced Federal Unemployment The following states will no longer participate in enhanced federal unemployment benefit programs: Alabama: Cease on June 19, ...
Read More Legal Alert – Return to Work/New CDC Guidelines
Workers Apprehensive to Return More than half of U.S. adults (54%) cite barriers preventing them from returning to “brick-and-mortar” work locations during the ongoing pandemic, ...
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