OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Reporting Requirements The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published two additional answers to its list of COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQs). The new answers clarify when employers must report COVID-19 in-patient hospitalizations and fatalities. Reporting Hospitalizations OSHA requires employers to report in-patient hospitalizations only if the hospitalization occurs within 24 […]
Workers’ Compensation Changes for COVID-19
Workers’ Compensation Changes for COVID-19 Under most state workers’ compensation (WC) laws, COVID-19 may be a compensable, work-related condition only if an employee can show that: He or she contracted the coronavirus while performing services growing out of and incidental to his or her employment; and The disease arose out of that employment (work relatedness). […]
Determining Whether a COVID-19 Case Is Work-related
HR Insights Brought to you by: Premier Benefit Management Determining Whether a COVID-19 Case Is Work-related The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created massive change and concern for employers and employees across the world. Even as businesses reopen and employees return to their new normal, the risk of becoming exposed to and ill with COVID-19 is […]
Coronavirus Fact Sheet
What is COVID-19? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a type of coronavirus that can spread from person to person and cause respiratory illness. What are the symptoms of COVID-19? The majority of patients with COVID-19 experience mild to moderate respiratory illness with the following […]
Using Antibody Tests for COVID-19
HR Insights Brought to you by: Premier Benefit Management The virus that causes COVID-19 is new, and what we know about it changes rapidly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed interim guidance for how health care providers, laboratories and public health staff should use antibody tests. These tests look for the presence […]
Live Well, Work Well
Quarantining When Exposed to COVID-19 This article compiles important information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Visit www.cdc.gov/covid-19 for more information. A quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. It helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they […]
Is it the FLU or COVID-19?
Because both the flu and COVID-19 affect the respiratory system, it can be difficult to determine which you have if you start to feel sick. Learn more about common symptoms of each illness below. What should I do if I think I have the flu or COVID-19? Because there is some overlap between the symptoms, […]
2021 Benefits Planning and COVID-19
Benefits Insights Brought to you by: Premier Benefit Management As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wage on, its effects on benefits planning for next year are being felt—especially as open enrollment season approaches. According to Mercer’s Global Survey #5, 20% of employers surveyed said updating benefits programs to better meet employee needs was an HR […]
CDC Director Warns That Small Gatherings May Be Causing New COVID-19 Cases
News Brief Brought to you by: Premier Benefit Management In a recent call with U.S. governors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield warned that small gatherings are increasingly becoming a source for COVID-19 infections. Redfield said that, importantly, there is a higher degree of vigilance and mitigation steps in many […]
