Businesses Luring Employees Along With Customers This Season

The Hampton Inn in Folsom, California, has 147 rooms, but General Manager Enid Baldock could only rent 117 of them recently because she did not have enough workers to clean them.

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‘Not A Cause For Panic’: Biden Urges Calm In Face Of Omicron Fears

President Biden on Monday urged calm amid widespread concern about the Omicron coronavirus variant first identified this month in southern Africa, urging Americans to get vaccinated and wear masks.

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With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work

Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an essential tool — like testing, masks and vaccines — in the effort to prevent covid-19 infection and keep workplaces safe.

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Premiums, Deductibles And Copays Will Be Higher—Medicare Changes For 2022

Open enrollment for Medicare goes from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year, when Medicare beneficiaries choose their coverage for the next plan year. As Medicare enrollees contemplate their choices for 2022, here are overall Medicare changes to keep in mind.

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Enforcement Begins Today For L.A.’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

After a multi-week ramp-up, Los Angeles will now enforce its mandate that patrons prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of entering a host of indoor businesses. The city’s requirement — which applies to indoor restaurants, movie theaters, hair and nail salons, coffee shops, gyms, museums, bowling alleys and performance venues, among other ...

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Business Owners Say Enforcing LA COVID Vaccine Mandate Came With A Smooth Start

The city of Los Angeles began its enforcement of the SafePassLA ordinance – one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates of its kind in the nation – as state health officials watch closely for the omicron variant of the virus. If you find yourself in L.A., be prepared to show proof of full vaccination against ...

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Federal Judge Halts CMS’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Workers In 10 Rural States

A judge has blocked enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 10 rural states pending a trial over whether the federal government exceeded its authority in issuing the nationwide requirement. Matthew T. Schelp, U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, granted the preliminary injunction Monday in the wake ...

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Facing Omicron Threat, CDC Says All Adults Should Get COVID-19 Booster Vaccine

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday strengthened its recommendations on who should get boosters. In a statement, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that all vaccinated adults should get a booster as long as they received their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna shot at least six months ago or ...

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Hospitals Eye Spending Bill to Stop Cuts

Hospital groups are asking lawmakers to prevent billions of dollars in Medicare pay reductions next year as part of a government funding bill that’s on Congress’s agenda for this week. The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, which represents hospital groups, announced yesterday it will launch a television ad campaign in Washington, D.C., urging Congress ...

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Supply Chain Woes Mean Shortages Of Critical Medical Devices In California

When Henry Genung was 4 months old, doctors cut a hole in his windpipe and inserted a tube to help him breathe. Born with a rare genetic mutation that blocked his upper airway, Henry, who is now 18 months old, will need the tube for several more years. For three months, Henry hasn’t had a ...

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