11/24/2023 0 Comments Bidens executives ordersEmployers should ensure they are complying with federal rules regarding worker safety (for both OSHA and the CDC). This is relevant to most employers as they are covered by OSHA and this may require the implementation of additional safety precautions.Īdditionally, OSHA advises making COVID-19 vaccines available to employees and requiring all employees to follow preventive practices. ![]() This executive order confirms protecting the health and safety of workers in the United States is a national priority and provides OSHA to ensure the safety of all workers in the United States for the entire duration of the pandemic. This executive order was signed on Inauguration Day and calls on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to release clear guidance on COVID-19, decide whether to establish emergency temporary standards, and directs OSHA to enforce worker health and safety requirements. Purpose: Protecting Worker Health and Safety If your employees work in, or have regular dealings with a federal department, you’ll want to ensure your employees understand the masking rules set out by the order. It requires masks and physical distancing in federal buildings and lands, requires masks and physical distancing by government contractors, and urges state and local governments to do the same. This executive order is consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance regarding mask-wearing. Purpose: Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask Wearing It prevents workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in a much clearer and direct way than Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which did not use the words “sexual orientation” or “gender identity”.īusinesses should be certain to update handbooks and policies/procedures related to discrimination and training with a focus on inclusivity. This executive order was also signed on Inauguration Day, January, 20, 2021. ![]() Purpose: Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation We will likely see increased and more specific guidance issued for businesses related to PPE, safety guidelines, and policies and procedures as they move toward opening more fully over the coming months. This executive order relates to employment because the position of coordinator of COVID-19 response and the counselor to the president will have a direct impact on the rules that are created for businesses to follow in the wake of the pandemic. It also coordinates the federal government’s efforts to safely reopen schools and childcare providers. It created a new position in the administration: the position of Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and Counselor to the President to coordinate government-aligned efforts to reduce the disparity in the response, care and the treatment of COVID-19. This role is also responsible for coordinating the federal government’s efforts to produce, supply and distribute PPE, vaccines and tests. ![]() This executive order was signed on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2021. Purpose: Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to Provide a Unified and Effective Response to Combat COVID-19 and to Provide the United States Leadership on Global Health and Security. Whether they prevent discrimination, enforce worker health and safety requirements, provide guidance for minimizing the spread of COVID-19, raise the minimum wage, or speak to reopening schools, many of these executive orders have a direct effect on employers. ![]() Most of President Biden’s executive orders have been aimed at combating the coronavirus, protecting workers during the pandemic and improving the economy. It is important employers take the executive orders into consideration as penalties may occur if the organization is not in compliance with federal laws addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, discrimination, and more. Since entering office in January, President Joe Biden has signed dozens of executive orders, presidential memoranda, proclamations and notices. Human capital recruiting, screening, onboarding, management, and improvement A customizable HR department at your fingertips
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