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COVID-19 and Coronavirus

• Index of COVID-19/Coronavirus Express Requests
  
• Vaccine: Mandate for Employers with 100+ Employees (effective TBD)
  
• Vaccine: Mandate for Federal Contractors (multiple important dates)
  
• Vaccine: Mandate for Health Care Settings
  
• Vaccine: Mandating or Not for Employers with Fewer than 100 Employees
  

Multiple Disciplines Covered

• Post-Disaster: HR Issues
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Building Resilience: Your Own and Your Workplace's
  
• Business Buzzwords and How to Avoid Them
  
• Cultivating Empathy in the Workplace
  
• Leading with Gratitude
  
• New Administration: Impact on Workplace Law
  
• Strategies for Leading Effective Meetings
  

Benefits

• 2021 Benefit Plan Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• 2021 Health Care Costs Projections
  
• 2021 IRS Retirement Plan Limits
  
• 2022 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits
  
• Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce
  
• Cybersecurity Guidance for Retirement Plans
  
• Financial Wellness Programs
  
• FMLA: Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• FMLA: Curbing Abuse
  
• FMLA: New Forms Are Electronically Fillable
  
• Locating Missing Plan Participants
  
• Medicare Part D Participant Notice (before Oct 15)
  
• Model Notices: Health Plan
  
• New Standard for Benefit Plan Audits (12/15/21)
  
• No Surprises Act Rule (1/1/22)
  
• Open Enrollment Planning
  
• PPE Reimbursable from FSA, HRA, HSA, MSA
  
• Salary-Based Health Insurance Premiums
  
• SECURE Act (multiple effective dates)
  
• State Laws: Time Off to Vote (Nov 2)
  
• Virtual Benefit Fairs
  

Compensation

• 2021 State Minimum Wage Charts
  
• Combating Unemployment Fraud
  
• Joint Employer Rule Rescinded (10/5/21)
  
• Managing Pay Equity
  
• On-Demand Pay
  
• Salary Increase Projections 2022
  
• Severance Plans
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Ageism at Work
  
• Being a Better Workplace Ally
  
• Creating a Disability-Friendly Workplace
  
• EEOC Funds Study on Employee Pay Data
  
• EEOC Updates Religious Discrimination Guidance
  
• How to Talk About Race with Your Employees
  
• OFCCP Revisits Use of EEO-1 Pay Data
  
• Pronouns in the Workplace: International Pronouns Day (Oct 20)
  
• Reducing Implicit Bias in Recruiting
  
• Tips to Improve Diversity Recruiting
  
• Women at Work: Pay Equity, Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic, and More
  
• Writing Inclusive Job Postings and Descriptions
  

Employee Relations

• ADA: Association Provision
  
• ADA: Reasonable Accommodation/Interactive Process
  
• Discipline for Off-Duty Conduct
  
• EEOC Updates Religious Discrimination Guidance
  
• EEOC: Accommodation of Opioid Use and Addiction
  
• Employment Law Posters: FAQs and More
  
• Gaslighting in the Workplace
  
• Handbooks
  
• Legal Marijuana and the Workplace
  
• Managing a Hybrid Workforce
  
• Political Discussions at Work
  
• Reducing Employee Turnover
  
• Responding to an EEOC Charge
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (Sep)
  
• Supporting COVID Long-Haulers
  
• Veterans Day (Nov 11)
  
• Workplace Romance
  

Global HR

• Canada Pay Equity Act (8/31/21)
  
• UK: Gender Pay Gap Reporting (5 Oct 2021)
  

Government Contractors

• Annual Privacy Training Requirement
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• Federal Contracts Minimum Wage Increases (1/1 & 1/30/22)
  
• General Resources & Education for Government Contractors
  
• OFCCP Approves AAP Verification System
  
• OFCCP Revisits Use of EEO-1 Pay Data
  
• OFCCP: Counting Non-Binary Workers in AAPs
  
• Vaccine: Mandate for Federal Contractors (multiple important dates)
  
• Veteran Hiring Benchmark 2021
  
• VETS-4212 Filing Cycle (Aug 1-Sep 30)
  

Organizational & Employee Development

• Free Help Lines for Employers
  
• Minimizing Workplace Distractions
  
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
  
• Performance Management
  
• Public-Sector HR: Resources & Learning
  
• Returnships (Workforce Re-Entry Programs)
  

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• CBD Oil: What Employers Need to Know
  
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Oct)
  
• Failed Drug Test Rates Remain High
  
• Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week (Oct 17-23)
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• ADA: Accessible Career Sites
  
• Adjusting to Bans on Pay-History Inquiries
  
• Disability Employment Awareness Month (Oct)
  
• EEO-1 Reporting Deadline (Oct 25)
  
• EEOC Explore: EEO-1 Data Query Tool
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• Executive Order on Noncompete Clauses
  
• Hiring Military Veterans
  
• Improving the Candidate Experience
  
• Job Descriptions: Developing & Using
  
• Job Descriptions: Essential Functions
  
• Keeping in Touch with Rejected Candidates
  
• Nicotine-Free Hiring
  
• Post-Pandemic Recruiting
  
• Recruiting During a Pandemic
  
• Reducing Employee Turnover
  
• Reducing Implicit Bias in Recruiting
  
• Retaining Your Remote Employees
  
• Tips to Improve Diversity Recruiting
  
• Virtual Onboarding
  
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
  
• Writing Inclusive Job Postings and Descriptions
  

Technology

• ADA: Accessible Career Sites
  
• Cybersecurity Guidance for Retirement Plans
  
• Digital Transformation and the Workplace
  
• Video Meeting Etiquette
  

Wellness

• Bike-Friendly Workplace
  
• Financial Wellness Programs
  
• Healthy Food at Work
  
• Mental Health Apps
  
• Mental Health Awareness
  
• Motivating Physical Activity
  
• Standing Desks
  
• Supporting Sleep Health
  
• Workplace Mindfulness