Cancer Support Programs – Employer
Improving cancer care for employees and their families. The Cancer Support Program encourages adherence to evidence-based treatments and appropriate care.
Cancer Support Programs – Employee
Caring support when it’s needed most. The UnitedHealthcare Cancer Support Program (CSP) provides compassionate guidance and answers for you or a family member who’s faced with cancer.
New York COVID-19 Mandates
New York State Mask or Vaccine Mandate Overview As previously communicated on December 10, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a mandatory mask requirement for all indoor public places unless a vaccine requirement has been implemented. The requirements started Monday December 13, 2021 and will run through January 15, 2022, at which time the State will re-evaluate the…
OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard, Biden’s “Path out of the Pandemic” Plan – Employers Urged to Stay the Course
As everyone is aware, as of November 4, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally published the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in which all employers with 100+ employees must ensure that their employees are either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested weekly to show a negative test result. Quickly following this announcement numerous states, human…
New York Extends Paid Time Off to Include COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations
As previously signed into law earlier this year both New York public and private employers were required to provide their workforces with up to four (4) hours of paid time off to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The leave is only available for an employee’s own receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine; the leave must be paid at the employee’s regular rate…
New Jersey Temporary Disability Changes Are Coming
New Jersey employers should make note that as of January 1, 2022, the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development has set to increase both the maximum weekly temporary disability benefit rate as well as the taxable wage base as outlined below: Employee taxable wage cap increase from the current $138,200 annually to $151,900 annually. Employer taxable wage cap…
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released the Emergency Temporary Standard for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. The ETS applies to employers with at least 100 employees or more. The standard requires employees to get vaccinated by January 4, 2022. After January 4, 2022, any employees who have not received the necessary vaccination will be required to produce a verified…
10 tips on how to survive the great resignation.
What is 'The Great Resignation'? The nation is now enduring one of the biggest shockwaves since the COVID-19 pandemic began: The Great Resignation. That’s the new term dubbed for the mass migration of American employees after this global health emergency triggered a shift in their priorities. According to CNBC, 4.3 million Americans left their jobs in August of 2021 alone.…
Tips for Hiring Workers from Washington in the New Year
If You’re Planning on Hiring in the State in 2022, consider this: The Washington State Long-Term Care Program, known as the “Washington Cares Fund,” originally established in May 2019 by the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Act, is on track to begin as of January 1, 2022. What is it? This is the nation’s first public state-operated long term…
Massachusetts Paid Family Leave Update for 1/1/22
The Maximum Employee Weekly Benefit Amount is Increasing As Massachusetts employers are aware, on January 1, 2021, the state rolled out its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program to implement the first phase and most benefits available to employees for managing a personal illness or serious injury as of that date. Then again, the second phase of the program,…