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Employer Vaccine Mandates, Worker Refusals, and Unemployment Benefits

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DEO Rule 73B-11.0191 provides eligibility for benefits for workers that refuse a vaccine mandate of governmental entities and educational institutions that impose COVID-19 vaccination mandates as a condition of employment and all private employers that impose COVID-19 vaccination mandates without also offering exemptions. . Rhode Island.

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ESG Payroll Spotlight: Just Transition for the Workforce Toward a Net-Zero World

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In general, just transition may include policies that address fossil fuel worker reduction with programs that consist of job search help, training and education, early retirement assistance, and climate adjustment assistance benefits. Rhode Island. Climate adjustment assistance benefits would mirror benefits available under the?

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Legal analysis: Implications of state tax exclusion of overtime wages for employers and employees

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Checkpoint Payroll Update caught up with John Wertz, tax attorney and partner at Holland & Knight’s New York office, to discuss this first-of-its-kind law. The bill has been passed by the House and is currently under review with the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education. Checkpoint Resources.