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New Guidance Issued on New York COVID-19 Leave
New York state employees who are not in quarantine or isolation but are prohibited from coming to work by their employers for COVID-19 exposure reasons must be paid their regular rate, according to new guidance issued by the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL). The...
Here are 5 Mental Health Employee Benefits Trends for 2021
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have reported increases in anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. The toll that the pandemic takes on mental health increases daily. Before the pandemic, 5% of employed workers reported poor or very poor...
Can You Require Employees to Get Vaccinated?
Now that effective vaccines against COVID-19 are available (although not yet widely), employers are wondering whether they should require employees to get vaccinated. The guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) indicates that generally,...
