ABA VP Jonathan Thessin covers what banks need to know about the Biden administration’s COVID-19 action plan, which includes new employer-level vaccination mandates and testing requirements for employees not vaccinated against COVID.
As COVID-19 Delta variant transmission rates remain high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear a mask in “public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission.
The trials of the past year required herculean efforts on the part of bank employees to meet their clients’ needs, and they have taken a toll on many bankers. Jennifer Young discusses TD Bank’s “full well-being approach” to supporting employees.
New bank office and branch configurations will focus as much on revised business practices as on design changes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted webpages for bank employers and employees with tips for protecting staff and slowing the spread of COVID-19.
With the COVID-19 curve flattening and states beginning to open for business, how are banks preparing for what’s next?
As states and localities begin the process of easing stay-at-home orders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, about seven in 10 banks expect to phase their workforces back into offices within the next 30 to 60 days, according to a recent ABA members-only survey.
The majority of respondents will provide hand sanitizer, cleaning materials for workspaces, masks, and gloves for their frontline employees.
As states begin to relax stay-at-home orders, many banks are beginning to plan for the safe and efficient return to normal in-office operations. Here are some answers to banker questions on what they need to know.
Littler Mendelson, a law firm specializing in employment issues, on Sunday wrote to the Department of Labor to convey feedback from ABA and other industry trade groups on how DOL should implement the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which was signed into law in mid-March.