Vaccine Resources
COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started [CDC]
Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination [CDC]
Toolkit on COVID-19 Vaccine: Health Insurance Issuers and Medicare Advantage Plans [CMS]
EEOC issues new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace [Thompson Coburn]
May Employers Use Health Plan Claims Records to Determine Whether Employees Have Received COVID-19 Vaccinations? [Thomson Reuters]
Employers Give It A “Shot” – How the Covid-19 Vaccine May Impact the Workplace: Part 2: Can You Offer Employees Incentives for Vaccination? [Miles & Stockbridge]
Employers Are Legally Permitted To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations, But Should They? [JD Supra]
Let Your Employees Get the Jab (COVID-19 Vaccination) — You May Get a Tax Credit [Bradley]
COVID-19 Vaccination: Setting Up On-Site Programs [Jackson Lewis]
6 Tips for Motivating Your Employees to Get the COVID -19 Vaccine [Aon]
Employers Take on the Vaccination Challenge: New Survey Results [Mercer]
How 5 employers are incentivizing the coronavirus vaccine [HR Dive]
Littler COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Survey Report [Littler]
Evolving COVID-19 Vaccine, PBMs and Employer Costs (Hays Companies]
Vaccine Coverage, Pricing, and Reimbursement in the U.S. [Kaiser Family Foundation]
COVID-19 Vaccines: Considerations for US Employers [Morgan Lewis]
Can Employers Mandate Employees to Take a COVID-19 Vaccine? [The National Law Review]
Waiting for COVID-19 Vaccine? Create Your Plan Now [HR Daily Advisor]
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination: Is It Legal and Is It Right for Your Workplace? [Ogletree Deakins]
Want to Know if Your Employees Received the COVID-19 Vaccine? Some Best Practices to Consider [JacksonLewis]
Government Resources
Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People [CDC]
COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard [OSHA]
What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws [EEOC]
CARES Act FAQs for Single-Employer Plan Sponsors [PBGC]
Extended Due Date for Inclusion of Prior Year Contributions [PBGC Technical Update 20-2]
Guidance on Returning to Work [OSHA]
Mid-Year Reductions or Suspensions of Contributions to Safe Harbor Plans [IRS Notice 2020-52]
Temporary Relief from the Physical Presence Requirement for Spousal Consents Under Qualified Retirement Plans [IRS Notice 2020-42]
Administrative Relief: Deadlines Applicable to Employment Taxes, Employee Benefits, and Exempt Organizations Affected by Pandemic [IRS Notice 2020-35]
Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs to Aid Victims of the COVID-19 [IRS Notice 2020-46]
Coronavirus-Related Relief for Retirement Plans and IRAs [IRS]
COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings [CDC]
COVID-19 Guidance on Section 125 Plan Mid-Year Changes and High Deductible Health Plans [IRS Notice 2020-29]
Coronavirus Tax Relief [IRS]
Guidance and Relief for Employee Benefit Plans Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak [EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01]
COVID-19 FAQs for Participants andBeneficiaries: ERISA Rights & Responsibilities [DOL]
FAQs on Essential Health Benefit Coverage and the Coronavirus [CMS]
What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws [EEOC]
Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus [OSHA]
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 [OSHA]
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [CDC]
Resources for Businesses and Workplaces [CDC]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) [CDC]
Vaccine Resources
Protecting workers and employers: COVID-19 vaccination and the workplace [DLA Piper]
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for Employers [LexBlog]
10 COVID-19 Workplace Vaccination Policy Tips [McInnes Cooper]
Vaccine Passports and Privacy in Canada [MLT Aikins]
Some Canadian Provinces Provide Paid COVID-19 Vaccination Leave, Others Encourage Leave Through Reimbursement Programs [Littler]
Mandatory Employee Covid-19 Vaccination Policies: A Canadian Update [Watson Goepel]
Is proof of vaccination needed for return to workplace? [Canadian HR Reporter]
COVID-19 vaccination leaves: which provinces require employers to provide paid time off? [Norton Rose Fulbright]
No time like the present: Provinces mandate paid time off for COVID-19 vaccination [Osler]
Alberta Enacts Paid Vaccination Leave [Bennett Jones]
B.C. Government Announces Paid Leave for Employees to Get Vaccinated [Lawson Lundell]
Ontario government provides information about employer-operated COVID-19 vaccination clinics [Miller Thomson]
Adverse Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation [Fasken]
Etiquette for asking if your employees are vaccinated [Canadian Underwriter]
Mandatory Vaccination and Your Workplace [Torkin Manes]
Vaccines in the Workplace - Top Questions Employers Are Asking [McCarthy Tetrault]
Special COVID-19 Vaccination Leave in Saskatchewan [MLT Aikins]
Should Employers in Ontario, Canada Provide Employees with Paid Time Off to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine? [Littler]
COVID-19 Vaccinations: Mandatory in the Workplace? [Watson Goepel]
Getting COVID-19 vaccine will not affect insurance coverage – CLHIA [Insurance Business]
10 Employer FAQs About Employee COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination [McInnes Cooper]
Mandatory vaccinations for employees: What are the issues? [Osler]
Federal Government Resources
Government of Canada Announces Details of the New Canada Recovery Hiring Program and Extension of Business Support Programs [Department of Finance]
Regulations Amending the Canada Labour Standards Regulations: SOR/2021-36 [Government of Canada]
Government Announces Wage and Rent Subsidy Amounts to Remain Unchanged Through to June [Department of Finance]
Government of Canada introduces legislation to increase number of weeks for EI regular benefits and to prevent international travellers from qualifying for recovery benefits during mandatory quarantine [Employment and Social Development Canada]
Backgrounder: Employer-provided benefits and allowances: CRA and COVID-19 [Canada Revenue Agency]
Backgrounder: Simplifying the process for claiming a deduction for home office expenses for employees working from home due to COVID-19 [Canada Revenue Agency]
COVID-19 Health and Safety Resources [Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety]
Backgrounder: The COVID-19 Response Measures Act [Government of Canada]
Safe Restart Agreement [Government of Canada]
CRA and COVID-19: Information for Employers [Canada Revenue Agency]
Supporting Canadians Through the Next Phase of the Economy Re-opening: Increased Access to EI and Recovery Benefits [Employment and Social Development Canada]
Government Introduces Draft Regulations Providing Relief for Registered Pension Plans [Department of Finance]
COVID-19 Measures – FAQs for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans [OSFI]
Questions and Answers on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit [Government of Canada]
Backgrounder: Support to Canadians and businesses affected by COVID-19 [Government of Canada]
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) [Government of Canada]
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan [Government of Canada]
OSFI Actions to Address Issues Stemming from COVID-19 [OSFI]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Health Canada]
COVID-19 Spring 2020 Notices [Employment and Social Development Canada]
Provincial Government Resources
Saskatchewan
Phase 2 of Vaccine Delivery Plan Launches, Special Vaccination Leave Introduced [Government of Saskatchewan]
Ensuring Job Protection for Employees Accessing Benefits Under the Federal Recovery Program [Government of Saskatchewan]
Quebec
Ordering of measures to protect the health of the population amid the COVID-19 pandemic situation [Government of Québec]
Draft Regulation: Measures related to supplemental pension plans to reduce the consequences of the public health emergency declared on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [Government of Québec]
Ontario
Ontario Building On Supports for Employers During COVID-19 [Government of Ontario]
Ontario Launches Workplace Education and Enforcement Campaigns [Government of Ontario]
COVID-19 Screening Tool for Workplaces (Businesses and Organizations) [Ontario Ministry of Health]
Temporary Relief Measures Help Support Stability and Sustainabilty of Ontario’s Employers [FSRA Ontario]
Ontario Extends Support for Employers and Employees Impacted by COVID-19 [Government of Ontario]
Develop your COVID-19 workplace safety plan [Government of Ontario]
Pension Sector Emergency Management Response [FSRA Ontario]
Nova Scotia
Support for Nova Scotians, businesses and health care [Government of Nova Scotia]
Northwest Territories
GNWT extends NWT Wage Top Up program for low income workers through September [Government of Northwest Territories]
Manitoba
Healthy Hire Manitoba Program [Government of Manitoba]
Manitoba Government Introduces Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments [Government of Manitoba]
Special Payments Moratorium Regulation [Government of Manitoba]
Back to Work in Manitoba Wage Subsidy Program [Government of Manitoba]
British Columbia
Taking unexpected time off [Government of British Columbia]
COVID-19: Relief Measures for Pension Plans in British Columbia [BC Financial Services Authority]
Alberta
Providing paid COVID-19 vaccination leave [Government of Alberta]
EPPA Update 20-04 - Additional COVID-19 Relief Measures [Alberta Superintendent of Pensions]
EPPA Update 20-03 - Additional COVID-19 Relief [Alberta Superintendent of Pensions]
EPPA Update 20-01: COVID-19 Relief Measures [Alberta Superintendent of Pensions]
Provincial Health Websites
Alberta, British Columbia,
Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Northwest Territories,
Nova Scotia,
Nunavut,
Ontario,
Prince Edward Island,
Québec,
Saskatchewan,
Yukon