by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Human Resources
By Allen Smith, J.D. As COVID-19 vaccines become available, many employers will have a strong case for requiring employee vaccinations, so long as their vaccination policies have certain exceptions, are job-related and are consistent with business necessity, legal...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
Is your employee handbook up to date? Contact Sonja Burnside, Keyser HR Consulting, at sburnside@keyseragency.com or 877.381.3570 x 460 for information about our employee handbook services and discounted rates available through March 31, 2021. By Lisa...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
By Allen Smith, JD Employers are not required to provide Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave after Dec. 31, 2020, but may voluntarily decide to do so, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced. “The Wage and Hour Division is attuned to the...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed Congress’ most recent stimulus bill into law, covering $900 billion in economic relief for businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The law addresses new substantive requirements for health plans and...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
The Michigan Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage and Hour Division today announced the state’s scheduled minimum wage increase is not expected to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 prohibits scheduled minimum...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Richard S. Siegel and Jeffrey S. Swyers A recent Supreme Court decision gives states leeway to impose new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), even when PBMs are acting on behalf of ERISA plans. On December 10, 2020, in an 8-0 unanimous decision (with...
