13 Jan SCOTUS BLOCKS FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE

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In the final blow to the sweeping requirements set to impact over 80 million workers across the nation and their employers, SCOTUS found that the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) exceeded the power given to them by...

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13 Jan SCOTUS Decision on Vaccine Mandate: How it Works

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At 12 a.m. on January 13th, SCOTUS published a post that they would be live blogging as the court released opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Many experts quickly jumped to the conclusion that there was a high likelihood that...

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12 Jan Vaccine Mandate Status: Mid-Week Update

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Here we are mid-week, and employers across the nation impatiently await word from the U.S. Supreme Court as to whether they will allow the OSHA ETS requiring employers with 100 or more employees to implement vaccinate-or-test policies in the workplace.    Here's What We Know The Supreme Court's...

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07 Jan U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on OSHA ETS

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The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on the legality of the ETS issued by the Occupational and Safety Administration in early November. Since the ETS release, legal challenges have been making their way through the legal system taking employers nationwide on a bit of...

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09 Dec U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Overturn President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

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Yesterday, in the latest blow to Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses, the United States Senate passed a bill that would overturn President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses. The legislation will now go to the House of Representatives, where it potentially faces strong...

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19 Nov OSHA Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of ETS

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On November 16, 2021, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) published that the COVID-19 vaccination and testing ETS (Emergency Temporary Standard) is being put on hold due to pending litigation. ...

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04 Nov ETS from OSHA on Vaccination and Testing Released

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Over the last several weeks, employers have been waiting for the official ETS to be released to provide clarity on the timeline for implementation, associated fines for non-compliance, as well as documentation and reporting requirements....

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02 Sep Six Employer Questions to Answer Before Imposing a Surcharge on Unvaccinated Workers

Posted at 15:19h in ClearPath blog, clearpath blog, Compliance, COVID-19, Employee Benefits

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Many employers are struggling to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, with some now turning to the possibility of a higher premium cost, or surcharge, for any group health plan participants who remain unvaccinated. Treating group health plan participants differently based upon a health factor – such...

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10 Jun Compliance Check – May 2021

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May 2021 was a somewhat busy month in the benefits industry. The absence of a significant of amount of agency guidance during the summer months is to be expected. However, the IRS finally issued guidance on the temporary 100% COBRA subsidy mandated...

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07 Apr Compliance Check – April 2021

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March 2021 was an eventful month with regard to new guidance on recently passed legislation and expanded provisions from the IRS to provide relief to individuals and businesses impacted by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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