Category: Compliance Bulletin

June Compliance Bulletin – OSHA

 OSHA FAQs: Face Masks and Respirators in the Workplace 

 Cloth face coverings are not considered PPE and employers are not required to provide them. 

 OSHA generally recommends that employers encourage workers to wear face coverings at work. 

 Cloth face coverings are not a substitute for social distancing measures. 

 OSHA suggests following CDC recommendations, and always washing or discarding cloth face coverings that are visibly soiled. 

 Employers must not use surgical masks or cloth face coverings when respirators are needed. 

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Department of Labor Issues Guidance on COVID-19 and the FMLA

 The U.S. Department of Labor has issued Q&As on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and COVID-19 (the disease caused by the new coronavirus) and other health emergencies. The Q&As explain that under the FMLA, covered employers must provide eligible employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for specified family and medical reasons, which may include the flu where complications arise. Employees on FMLA leave are entitled to the continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms as before they took leave. 

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October Compliance Bulletin

October Compliance Bulletin

Many employers that must file Form 5500 on behalf of their employee benefit plans must also provide plan participants with a summary annual report (SAR). The SAR is a summary of the information included in the Form 5500. Employers with plans that operate on a calendar year basis must provide the SAR by Sept. 30, 2019. However, if the employer received an extension of time to file its Form 5500, the deadline for providing the SAR is Dec. 15, 2019.

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