Healthcare

We are all disappointed to read another pandemic column, but it continues to be the hot topic. At the moment the particular issue is employer vaccine mandates, which raises some of the toughest human resource judgment calls. And the federal vaccine-or-testing mandate that the Supreme Court invalidated this week did not change employers' choices here […]

After months of uncertainty, many employers will soon have an answer as to whether or not they need to proceed with COVID-19 vaccination mandates or testing requirements for their employees. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday will hear oral arguments regarding two of the Biden administration's COVID-19 workplace policies: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's […]

Companies continue to look to mitigate their business risks by increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates, as unvaccinated employees are more likely to bring COVID-19 into the workplace and more likely to incur large medical costs from COVID-19 hospitalization. Moreover, unvaccinated employees are also more likely to miss work since they must quarantine after exposure, whereas those […]

As the Omicron variant surges across the nation, resulting in a record number of COVID infections, employers have their eyes on one significant job: getting employees boosted. Although COVID-19 vaccination has been a big focus over the past year, booster shots have only recently entered the equation. Now, with experts encouraging virtually all Americans to […]

With the pandemic dragging on, HR leaders continue to face new hurdles.

Quick action and communication are key, experts say.