Author: Vilas Sankar

HR POLICY BRIEFING – 1/11/2022

Employers Await Supreme Court Ruling On Jan. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the vaccine-or-testing mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and a separate mandate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  The court’s ruling will determine whether the mandates can be implemented and enforced while

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HR POLICY BRIEFING – 12/16/2021

SHRM External Affairs Year in Review Over the past year, human resource professionals were tested like never before—and you came through with flying colors, working tirelessly to protect the lives and livelihoods of your employees.  SHRM has worked hard to match your energy and commitment as we have pursued a range of critical workplace issues

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HR POLICY BRIEFING – 12/7/2021

Contact Your Senators About the Build Back Better Act As the Build Back Better Act awaits consideration in the Senate, SHRM is calling on members to contact their senators before revisions are made.  Some proposals in the Build Back Better Act are likely to exacerbate the impact of the pandemic during a time when many businesses are

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HR POLICY BRIEFING – 11/23/2021

Vaccine-or-Testing ETS Remains in Limbo The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been randomly selected to hear the consolidated legal challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) emergency temporary standard (ETS) on the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-testing mandate for employers with 100 or more workers.  The 6th Circuit will be authorized to uphold or lift

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HR POLICY BRIEFING – 11/9/2021

SHRM Hosts Members-Only Webcast on OSHA ETS SHRM has mobilized to provide helpful resources to HR professionals and business leaders following publication of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing mandate for employers with 100 or more workers.  SHRM will present a members-only webcast on the ETS at multiple

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