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Employers: Take Advantage of Next Level Jobs Training Grants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQsJkIstwJc&t=24s More than one million jobs must be filled in Indiana over the next 10 years. To help Hoosier employers fill these jobs, Indiana established the Employer Training Grant, which reimburses employers who train, hire, and retain new or incumbent workers to fill in-demand positions within recognized job fields. The Employer Training Grant is available for eligible occupations within six priority sectors. The Grant [...]

2022-08-22T14:40:43-04:00August 4th, 2022|

NLRB General Counsel Attacks Employers’ Constitutional Rights

On April 7,  Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel to the National Relations Labor Board (NLRB), issued a memorandum that she will be asking the NLRB to find that meetings in which employers express their views on union organizing are a violation of the National Labor Relations Act.  She believes that the NLRB has incorrectly concluded that an employer does not [...]

2022-04-28T11:57:09-04:00April 28th, 2022|

Ball Now in Senate’s Court With House Bill 1001

House Bill 1001, which would restrict certain businesses’ ability to have a vaccine/testing requirement, now moves to the Senate after passing the House 58-35 on last week. Those opposed were a combination of (primarily) Democrats and (select) Republicans believing this was a bad idea for public health and/or an intrusion on businesses coupled with another group of select Republicans [...]

2022-01-26T12:38:50-05:00January 24th, 2022|

New COVID Stops Here Offerings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIbJ0QcWa0w We continue to encourage businesses to urge workers to get vaccinated for their own health and that of their workplace. Jennifer Pferrer explains the steps taken to make that even easier. A new partnership offers free COVID-19 vaccination clinics on site to employers. We also have secured a testing pipeline. January 19 webinar Expanded COVID Stops Here [...]

2022-01-13T08:25:45-05:00January 13th, 2022|

Amended HB 1001 Clears Committee but Chamber Still Opposes

The controversial bill, HB 1001, restricts businesses’ ability to require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees, if they choose to do so. It also provides for emergency services related to the pandemic. Here's where the Indiana Chamber stands at the moment: Chamber position: Oppose (we support the emergency services portions of the bill, but the rest is detrimental to an employer’s [...]

2022-01-11T08:17:01-05:00January 11th, 2022|

State Vaccine Mandate Bill Wrong for Employers, Hoosiers

The Indiana General Assembly’s attempt (House Bill 1001) to restrict businesses’ ability to require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees, if they so choose, was before the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee yesterday. We support the first three sections of HB 1001 regarding the emergency order and maintaining supplemental federal funding. However, the organization strongly opposes the remainder of [...]

2021-12-17T10:11:10-05:00December 17th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber on State Vaccine Mandate Bill (HB 1001): Wrong Policy for Employers and for Hoosiers as COVID Numbers Surge

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana General Assembly’s attempt (House Bill 1001) to restrict businesses’ ability to require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees, if they so choose, is before the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee today. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce supports the first three sections of HB 1001 regarding the emergency order and maintaining supplemental federal funding. However, the [...]

2021-12-16T12:58:42-05:00December 16th, 2021|

PODCAST: Latest on State and Federal COVID-19 Mandates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sAzmKzisFs Indiana’s business community is getting mandate pressure from every direction. On the federal side, the Biden administration wants to require employers with 100 or more employees to implement full vaccination or weekly testing. At the state level, legislative leaders are attempting to restrict businesses’ ability to require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees if they choose. Indiana Chamber President [...]

2021-12-15T12:10:17-05:00December 15th, 2021|

OSHA Vaccine Rule Final – Effective January 4! (Indiana Chamber/Wellness Council of Indiana to Host Nov. 11 Webinar)

*** REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 11 WEBINAR: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW *** The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine rule mandate for employers with 100 or more employees is now final. The White House released a fact sheet this morning. The good news is that some of the most pressing concerns by the business community were favorably addressed. The overall rule [...]

2021-11-18T22:58:09-05:00November 4th, 2021|

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Rule Final: Effective Early January But Some Compliance Needed by December 5

*** REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 11 WEBINAR: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW *** The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine rule mandate for employers with 100 or more employees is now final. The White House released a fact sheet this morning. The good news is that some of the most pressing concerns by the business community were favorably [...]

2021-11-05T11:17:26-04:00November 4th, 2021|