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The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis before coming to work. Most provisions of the ETS are effective December 5, 2021. The requirement for unvaccinated employees to test weekly will be effective January 5, 2022. Details here.
CDC has issued new guidance relating to recommended precautions for people who are fully vaccinated. Generally, fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing masks or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance. Fully vaccinated people in areas of high or substantial Covid-19 transmission, with underlying medical conditions or who are 65-years of age or over are informed to continue wearing masks and to physically distance.
In its revised guidance, OSHA has essentially adopted analogous recommendations for employers.
For Government Contractors
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has issued a Deviation Clause that will implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (FAR Clause).
EANJ Alerts
State Labor Department Issues Vax Refusal-Unemployment FAQs
Employers not required to pay for COVID tests unless on working time
Updated Religious Vaccination Accommodations Guidance
Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Ordered to Vaccinate Workers
OSHA Requiring Employers to Vax Workers
All New Jersey Counties Now on CDC List
General COVID Guidance
New Jersey
COVID-19 Information for Businesses
Federal Guidance
CDC guidance on fully vaccinated wearing masks
CDC Testing Guidance: Considerations for non-healthcare workplaces
What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws **UPDATED GUIDANCE ON RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS, 10/25/21
COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act Questions and Answers
COVID Vaccine
US Department of Health & Human Services Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Workplace
NJ Employer Vaccination Promotion Toolkit
Docket: Secure, Digital Access to COVID-19 Immunization Records
Questions about COVID-19 vaccines? Talk to your doctor or pharmacist
EEOC Guidance on ADA and Vaccinations
Adverse Reactions to Vaccinations: Current Issues in Workers’ Compensation (Capehart Scatchard)
Can and Should Employers Require Their Employees to be Vaccinated?
Labor Law, Union Implications for Employer-Mandated Covid Vaccines
Your Friend Doesn’t Want the Vaccine. What Do You Say?
Worker Protections
New Jersey Enacts Job Protection Relating to Coronavirus Cases
NJDOL Page on COVID Related Discrimination
NJDOL Benefits and the Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Should Know
Reinstatement of employment after isolation, quarantine
Civil Rights and COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions
Layoffs
COVID-19 Layoffs Excluded from NJ WARN Act; Effective Date of Pending Amendments Delayed
Employee Relations
Your Friend Doesn’t Want the Vaccine. What Do You Say?
Managing a Newly Remote Team Through COVID-19
Comprehensive FAQs For Employers On The COVID-19 Coronavirus
1st day back in office should be about education, not production
Must you accommodate an employee with a high-risk family member?
ARPA Guidance
Relevant portions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Employer
COBRA
COBRA Subsidy Model Notices, FAQs and Dedicated Webpage Now Available
COBRA Continuation Coverage Time Periods Extended; Updated Model Notices
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Guidance (FFCRA)
EANJ Summary: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
USDOL Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
USDOL Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
Final Rule: Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
COVID-19-Related Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave Provided by Small and Midsize Businesses FAQs
CARES Guidance
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
CARES Unemployment FAQs from USDOL
Department of the Treasury: Paycheck Protection Program Guidance for Small Businesses
Paycheck Protection Program FAQs
U.S. Small Business Administration, COVID-19 Resources
Other Guidance
Listing of Employer COVID Testing Services
CDC Testing Guidance: Considerations for non-healthcare workplaces
DHS announces flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9 compliance Updated
IRS COVID-19 Guidance Under § 125 Cafeteria Plans and Related to High Deductible Health Plans
Questions for determining if employee contracted COVID at work for Workers' Compensation purposes (Capehart Scatchard)
Posters
USDOL Families First Coronavirus Response Act (MANDATORY POSTER)
One New Jersey Pledge
EANJ Model Policies
EANJ Checklist for Reopening Business
Employer-Employee Safety Pledge
Sample Family Leave Policy (Employers with 50 or more employees)
Sample Family Leave Policy (Employers with 30 to 49 employees)
EANJ Webinars
OSHA Issues Emergency Vaccine Mandate (recorded December 1, 2021)
The COVID Vaccine at Work: The Bottom Line (recorded September 14, 2021)
The Post Pandemic Workplace Legal Considerations for Employers (recorded June 21, 2021)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Updates COVID-19 Guidance (recorded April 16, 2021)
The COVID Vaccine: Considerations for Employers (recorded February 23, 2021)
COVID-19 and the ADA: New Guidance from the EEOC (recorded December 22, 2020)
Getting Ready for the COVID Vaccine: What Employers Should Know (recorded November 12, 2020)
Avoiding Workers' Compensation Liability During COVID-19 (recorded September 29, 2020)
Employer Considerations for the Upcoming School Year (recorded August 13, 2020)
Mental Health at Work (Session 1 - recorded July 21, 2020)
Mental Health at Work (Session 2 - recorded July 23, 2020)
Return to Work - COVID-19 (recorded June 2, 2020)
EEOC Pandemic Guidance on Return to Work and Accommodating Disabilities in the Workplace (recorded May 21, 2020)
NJ Family Leave Expansion, FFCRA & Other Leave Considerations (recorded April 30, 2020)
Avoiding Wrongful Termination Liability for COVID-19 Issues (recorded April 21, 2020)
Discussion of the FFCRA Regulations (recorded April 14, 2020)
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