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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
*** 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 [...]
*** 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 [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ldBFgq1Yc No one imagined the pandemic would drag on this long – 18 months and counting. It’s been a time of re-evaluation and reflection. For individuals, it’s determining what’s truly important to them. For employers, it’s how they interact with and treat their employees. Jennifer Pferrer, executive director of the Wellness Council of Indiana, says “we are living through [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtjbKrQVtz4 Longtime Chamber employee Rebecca Patrick reintroduces herself as the new leader of the communications team. She also highlights the organization’s upcoming annual Indiana Legislative Preview, which returns as an in-person event and features the General Assembly’s caucus leaders. You can register online.
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier business leaders are beginning to wrestle with some of the same challenges they had before they knew what COVID-19 was. And in some cases, those challenges have only grown. That’s the sentiment from the 14th annual employer workforce survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for Workforce Excellence. “One of the biggest takeaways [...]
OSHA has updated its guidance for employers to reflect recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A summary of that guidance is provided below. (For a more comprehensive version, visit https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus.): Facilitate employees getting vaccinated (with benefits like paid time off to get vaccinated and recover). Businesses with fewer than 500 employees may be eligible for [...]
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