It’s 2021 and the pandemic is still raging. And, though the vaccination effort is now under way, it’s likely going to be several months before our level of “herd immunity” allows us to resume life more or less the way it was before the early spring of 2020. We’ve...
The new stimulus package, signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes changes to the COVID paid leave benefits originally passed in 2020 under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). Please pay attention to our updates as they arrive over the next...
(Portions of this guidance, including offering employee incentives to get vaccinated, and whether you should document employees’ vaccination status, were updated on 6/4/21) With Covid vaccines now being distributed widely and available to practically all individuals...
From CEDR CEO & Founder Paul Edwards: As vaccinations continue to be distributed to more and more members of the American workforce, one of the recurring questions we are getting in the CEDR Solution Center concerns how to respond to patients who ask about whether...
As of January 1, 2021, New York employers now have five different paid leave requirements to manage when it comes to any given COVID-related absence: New York COVID Paid Sick Leave (NY COVID PSL), Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA), New York Paid Sick...
Update: March 19, 2021 The new stimulus package, signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes new changes to the COVID paid leave benefits under the FFCRA. Here are the key points you need to know: Providing FFCRA paid leave continues to be voluntary FFCRA...
