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On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of employees who perform healthcare services and support, and revised guidance for all other employers. OSHA expressly acknowledges that the CDC no longer requires most employers…
Continue Reading OSHA Issues Updated COVID-Related Guidance for Employers

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the number of individuals who applied for unemployment. Because of the federal benefits provided to states during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of individuals who have committed unemployment (UI)…
Continue Reading Webinar Announcement: Unemployment Fraud: What Can Employers Do to Stop UI Fraud?

Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Perry MacLennan on May 27, from 12-1 PM, for a mid-year employment law update. Perry will provide a federal and state legislative update covering the most pressing issues for Employers, including:

  • COVID-19 Related Guidance
  • Minimum Wage

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Continue Reading Mid-Year Employment Law Update: Enacted and Pending Legislation, New Cases and Developments, and More!

Employers considering mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for their employee population may decide the practical issues giving rise to such a mandate would not be worth it, at least at this time. Many reasons justify a mandatory vaccination policy, such as a…
Continue Reading Employers Are Legally Permitted to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations, But Should They?

Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Perry MacLennan for our next Employment Law Webinar. On April 22, from 12-1 PM, Chris and Perry will discuss lessons learned from COVID-19 and how employers can apply those in the workplace.

Chris…
Continue Reading Webinar Announcement: Where do we go from here? Applying Lessons Learned from COVID-19 to the Workplace Post-Pandemic

Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Mac McLean for our next Employment Law Webinar. On March 25, from 12-1 PM, Chris and Mac will address correction programs of the IRS and DOL for employee benefit plans.

Chris and Mac…
Continue Reading Webinar Announcement: Correction Programs of the IRS and DOL For Employee Benefit Plans

On January 28, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Perry MacLennan hosted a webinar on what employers can expect from the Biden Administration and South Carolina legislative session. Chris and Perry discussed proposed federal and state legislation, changes within the…
Continue Reading HSB January Employment Law Update – Recording Available

From the start of the Coronavirus pandemic through December 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations from 300 inspections for Coronavirus-related violations, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,930,381. These inspections were…
Continue Reading Frequently Cited OSHA COVID-19 Violations and What Employers Can Do Differently