New EEOC enforcement plan focuses on diversity, inclusivity, discrimination tied to AI, long COVID, pregnancy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is doubling down on efforts to protect workers from discrimination involving artificial intelligence, pregnancy and long COVID, according to a strategic enforcement...
Fraudsters stole $280 billion+ in COVID-19 relief funding: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2023
More than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief meant for businesses and individuals intentionally was stolen by fraudsters, and another $123 billion was wasted or misspent, according to an Associated Press...
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency does not mean that employers can automatically terminate reasonable accommodations that were provided due to pandemic-related circumstances, the Equal Employment...
CDC eases guidance for asymptomatic healthcare personnel exposed to COVID-19
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday introduced new guidance for managing asymptomatic healthcare personnel exposed to COVID-19, incuding those who work in nursing homes. The guidance...
Ending state of emergency won’t change staffing needs, provider group says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2022
ency on Oct. 31, long-term care staffing needs have not abated, and lifting the order could affect regulations that have permitted additional flexibility in staffing. That’s according to the Washington...
‘Long COVID’ could mean insurance cost increases for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2022
More than two years into adjusting to the “new normal” brought on by COVID-19, employers now are faced with navigating the reality of “long COVID,” a wide range of ongoing health problems that...
Nursing home provider settles COVID-19 vaccine fraud suit for $1.75M, denies allegations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
MorseLife Health System has paid $1.75 million dollars to settle a lawsuit that claimed the nursing home defrauded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program. The provider allegedly administered...
OSHA proposes change to recordkeeping regulation as agency works on final healthcare rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation as it works to establish a final rule meant...
Investigations in 660 tax and money laundering cases have uncovered more than $1.8 billion in alleged COVID-19 fraud over the past two years, IRS Criminal Investigation announced Thursday.
50 National Guard members activated to help Utah LTC facilities, hospitals ease staffing shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2022
The Utah National Guard’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force has activated approximately 50 service members statewide, according to Tuesday’s official statement from the National Guard. The move is meant to...