As we continue to wrestle with S.B. 473 and its impact on local governing boards, several additional questions have arisen. I’ll address two of the most common (and interesting!) here.
Does S.B. 473 Play on Both Sides?
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP/CSLFRF) provides funding to all NC counties and municipalities to address pandemic-related and essential infrastructure needs. One of the eligible expenditure categories of ARP/CSLFRF monies is to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay. US Treasury’s Final Rule states that
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate while allowing the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) vaccine mandate to go forward. The federal contractor vaccination mandate remains temporarily blocked in the lower courts as litigation proceeds. To learn what this means for North Carolina local government employers, read on.
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate while allowing the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) vaccine mandate to go forward. The federal contractor vaccination mandate remains temporarily blocked in the lower courts as litigation proceeds. To learn what this means for North Carolina local government employers, read on.
To date, 28 counties in North Carolina have established consolidated human services agencies (“CHSAs”). All but one of these 28 agencies include both public health and social services. When a board of county commissioners (“BOCC”) decides to establish a new … Read more
To date, 28 counties in North Carolina have established consolidated human services agencies (“CHSAs”).
To date, 28 counties in North Carolina have established consolidated human services agencies (“CHSAs”).
US Treasury issued the Final Rule implementing the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP/CSLFRF) on January 6, 2022. There are several significant changes from the Interim Final Rule (IFR), as well as clarifications and a few new limitations. There will be a period, from now through March 31, 2022, during which local governments may proceed under the authority in the Interim Final Rule and/or the Final Rule.
With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), almost all cities and counties in North Carolina received distributions of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“CSLFRF”) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to assist with pandemic recovery efforts.
It seems like a day doesn’t go by where there isn’t a new development in the status of federal COVID-19 regulations and the three federal vaccine mandates. Read on to find out about the expiration of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) temporary Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), and about how the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about both the OSHA vaccination-or-testing ETS (applicable to employers with 100 or more employees) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) vaccination mandate.