Welcome to 2021! New Year,
New Laws – Get Informed

Congratulations on making it through 2020 and navigating the employer minefield that is COVID. Running a business during a pandemic is not for the faint of heart. While we are beginning to see a twinkling of light starting to glow at the end of the pandemic tunnel (perhaps?), employers once again have a host of new employment laws that come with the ushering of a new year.

Read on to be sure you are up to date in your state!

Can You Make Your Workplace COVID-Free and Safe by Requiring Employees to Vaccinate?

Employers across the nation are considering whether they can make their workplaces COVID-free and safe by requiring employees to be vaccinated. Requiring employees to get certain vaccines is standard in some industries, such as the healthcare sector. However, whether it is right for your business necessitates careful consideration of issues, including whether you could be liable for adverse side effects.

Read on to learn more.

Handling COVID-19 Positive Cases in the Workplace

Employers must ensure they take all necessary steps to protect the identity of any employee who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Various laws protect against the release of this information. Thus, while employers should inform any affected coworkers of their possible exposure in the workplace, they should not reveal the identity of the employee(s) who tested positive.

Use our Responding to a Positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Checklist and Contact Tracing in the Workplace Form to assist with properly handling the situation.

Read on and download these important tools for your workplace.