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EEOC Provides Helpful Guidance Re: COVID-10 Vaccine Incentives
As we return to a “new normal” and what is hoped to be the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEOC recently issued helpful guidance (starting at Section K16, specifically) regarding employer incentives for COVID-19 voluntary vaccinations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Ultimately, the EEOC’s new guidance, together with employer compliance strategies related to OSHA’s recently released COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard can be used by employers to shape their ongoing COVID-19 vaccination strategies.
The highlights of the EEOC’s vaccine incentive guidance are summarized in this article. Employers, however, should bear in mind that state laws could be more restrictive when it comes to vaccine incentives and vaccine-related employer mandates. As a result, employers will want to carefully navigate both federal and state regulations. To learn more, read the full article here.
On Monday, July 12, Hall Render attorneys will be hosting a webinar discussing COVID-19 vaccination strategies for health care employers. Click here for more information or to register for this webinar.
Health Care Employers Face OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
It’s Time to Review Your Medical Group’s Compensation Model
We are just over six months from the effective date of the final rule implementing changes to the regulations impacting Stark “group practices.” CMS delayed the effective date to January 1, 2022 to allow practices time to revise their compensation methodologies and contractual arrangements consistent with the regulations at § 411.352(i).
The changes impact the manner in which group practices pool and distribute overall profits for “designated health services.” Independent and system-affiliated group practices should now review current profit-sharing plans to ensure any necessary changes can be adopted and implemented ahead of the effective date. To learn more, read the full article here.
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