HR & Payroll

Overview:

President Joe Biden announced new mandates on September 9, 2021’ to spur Americans who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to get a shot. The measures apply to more than 100 million workers, but it is not known how many of those are already vaccinated.

That would cover an estimated four million federal employees and workers on government contracts. In addition, the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will issue a rule using emergency authority in the coming weeks to require employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers get vaccinated or get tested weekly. That would have an impact on some 80 million private sector.

OSHA said the new Emergency Temporary Standard will also "apply to public sector state and local government workers, including educators and school staff, in the 26 states and two territories with a state OSHA plan" workers.

The federal employee mandate includes "limited exceptions for legally recognized reasons, such as disability or religious objections.

Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act forbids discrimination against any employee based on an "individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." A very small number of religious groups in the United States have a theological objection to vaccines, which they say interfere with divine providence.

The vaccines are not recommended for people with allergies to some ingredients.

The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will further issue a rule requiring vaccinations for workers in most healthcare facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including hospitals, dialysis centers, ambulatory surgical settings, and home health agencies - about 17 million healthcare workers.

Session Highlight:

·       How will the Federal contractors and subcontracts mitigate this vaccine mandate under the Office of Corporate Compliance Programs (OFCCP) establishing        guidelines?

·       Are exemptions included in this vaccine mandate?

·       How will the Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the DOL enforce this mandate?

·       What is the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)?

·       How will the ETS determine how OSHA will enforce this mandate?

·       What are the penalties of non-compliance under OSHA?

·       What about union employees? Are they included in the mandates?

·       What are Employers going to decide when it comes to these vaccine mandates?

·       Who pays for testing if employees opt out for vaccinations?

·       What is the most effective vaccine policy for Employers?

Why Should You Attend:

The clock for private sector workers doesn't start ticking until the Department of Labor actually issues its rule, expected in coming weeks. After that, they are likely to have a period of 50 to 90 days to comply, officials said. Employers have that time to get their employees vaccinated.

Federal workers who refuse to get vaccinated will first receive counseling and ultimately face termination if they persist in refusing.

Companies that don't comply with the rule could be fined nearly $14,000 per violation.

Benefits For Attending:

This training will provide you with a new vaccine mandate updates and how this will impact the employers. In addition, each training I offer free customized compliance tools for all attendees. Also get:

·       SHRM Recertification & HRCI PDU Credits

·       Free customized compliance tools in the form of guides, templates, policies, and toolkits

·       Additional HR Compliance Supplemental Slides

·       Free answer to all questions even after the training ends

Who Should Attend:

·       All Employers with 100 employees or more

·       All Employers with federal contractor and subcontractors

·       Business Owners

·       Company Leadership

·       Compliance professionals

·       HR Professionals

·       Managers/Supervisors

·       Employers in all industries

·       Anyone interested in learning what the factors are for this new vaccine mandate

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