President Biden recently signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which dedicated over $1 trillion towards a handful of improvements to transportation, broadband, and utilities. Up next is the Build Back Better Act which is slated to provide paid leave to employees for medical or family care. This will be in addition to the longstanding Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA),
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to put over $1 trillion towards transportation, broadband, and utilities revamps. Although many are wondering how this will affect infrastructure in the coming years, others are curious about how many and what type of jobs will be created as a result.
On the topic of his new bill’s effect
A recent study by the University of Michigan into the divided effects of long-haul COVID-19 on different cultural backgrounds reached an unfortunate conclusion: Black patients were found to experience challenges in returning to work after recovering from COVID-19, taking nearly 36 days on average to get back to work. They also received fewer medical follow-ups, a lack of health accommodations,
A recent study by the University of Michigan into the divided effects of long COVID-19 on different cultural backgrounds reached an unfortunate conclusion: Black patients were found to experience challenges in returning to work after recovering from COVID-19, taking nearly 36 days on average to get back to work. They also received fewer medical follow-ups, a lack of health accommodations,
Vaccine Mandates, Employers, Employees – Newsy Morning Rush (November 4, 2021)
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In recent COVID-19 news, a handful of workers across the U.S. have been denied unemployment benefits after refusing to comply with vaccine mandates. Although these laws currently vary by state, they could soon have a countrywide impact if and when President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate goes into effect. If approved, employers with over 100 staff will be required to set
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From religious and medical exemptions to politics, there are a number of reasons people are losing their jobs over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Last week, Washington State University fired its football coach, Nick Rolovich, and four of his assistants for failing to comply with the state’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate.
Rolovich was one of the highest-paid public employees in Washington with
The long term effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the way we do business don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Retail giant Amazon recently announced it will allow many tech and corporate workers to continue working remotely indefinitely.
The new policy was announced in a blog post, and differed from Amazon’s original return-to-work stance. Up until last
There’s a new controversy on the rise as we navigate our way through the ongoing pandemic. As more employers are requiring workers to get the COVID-19 vaccination, requests for religious exemptions have increased. According to an AP news article, an estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections in an attempt to get out of
