New Vaccine Mandates by the President of the US. How Will the DOL, OSHA, OFCCP and DHHS Enforce the New Vaccine Mandates!
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Date
Nov 05, 2021 -
Time
13:00 PM EST -
Duration
90 Min
Overview:
President Joe Biden
announced new mandates on September 9, 2021’ to spur Americans who are not
vaccinated against COVID-19 to get a shot. The measures apply to more than 100
million workers, but it is not known how many of those are already vaccinated.
That would cover an
estimated four million federal employees and workers on government contracts. In
addition, the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) will issue a rule using emergency authority in the coming weeks to require
employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers get vaccinated
or get tested weekly. That would have an impact on some 80 million private
sector.
OSHA said the new
Emergency Temporary Standard will also "apply to public sector state and
local government workers, including educators and school staff, in the 26
states and two territories with a state OSHA plan" workers.
The federal employee
mandate includes "limited exceptions for legally recognized reasons, such
as disability or religious objections.
Title VII of the U.S.
Civil Rights Act forbids discrimination against any employee based on an
"individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." A very
small number of religious groups in the United States have a theological objection
to vaccines, which they say interfere with divine providence.
The vaccines are not
recommended for people with allergies to some ingredients.
The Department of
Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
will further issue a rule requiring vaccinations for workers in most healthcare
facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including
hospitals, dialysis centers, ambulatory surgical settings, and home health
agencies - about 17 million healthcare workers.
Session Highlight:
· How will the Federal
contractors and subcontracts mitigate this vaccine mandate under the Office of
Corporate Compliance Programs (OFCCP) establishing guidelines?
· Are exemptions included in this vaccine mandate?
· How will the Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the DOL enforce this mandate?
· What is the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)?
· How will the ETS determine how OSHA will enforce this mandate?
· What are the penalties of non-compliance under OSHA?
· What about union employees? Are they included in the mandates?
· What are Employers going to decide when it comes to these vaccine mandates?
· Who pays for testing if employees opt out for vaccinations?
· What is the most effective vaccine policy for Employers?
Why Should You Attend:
The clock for private
sector workers doesn't start ticking until the Department of Labor actually
issues its rule, expected in coming weeks. After that, they are likely to have
a period of 50 to 90 days to comply, officials said. Employers have that time
to get their employees vaccinated.
Federal workers who
refuse to get vaccinated will first receive counseling and ultimately face
termination if they persist in refusing.
Companies that don't
comply with the rule could be fined nearly $14,000 per violation.
Benefits For Attending:
This training will provide you with a new vaccine mandate updates and how this will impact the employers. In addition, each training I offer free customized compliance tools for all attendees. Also get:
· SHRM Recertification
& HRCI PDU Credits
· Free customized compliance tools in the form of guides, templates, policies, and toolkits
· Additional HR Compliance Supplemental Slides
· Free answer to all questions even after the training ends
Who Should Attend:
· All Employers with 100
employees or more
· All Employers with federal contractor and subcontractors
· Business Owners
· Company Leadership
· Compliance professionals
· HR Professionals
· Managers/Supervisors
· Employers in all industries
· Anyone interested in learning what the factors are for this new vaccine mandate
Ask your question
directly from our expert during the Q&A session following the live event.
Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public, Non-profit sectors and International compliance. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.
Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).
1.5 SHRM-CP & 1.5 HRCI Credits