# COVID-19 ### [Self-Employment Grew During COVID-19 Pandemic](/content/covid-19/self-employment-grew-during-covid-19-pandemic/ "Self-Employment Grew During COVID-19 Pandemic"/index.html) July 13, 2022 The share of self-employed workers has increased during the pandemic, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Self-employment was less susceptible than... [Read more](/content/covid-19/self-employment-grew-during-covid-19-pandemic/index.html) ### [SCOTUS Blocks Vaccine-or-Test Mandate for Large Employers, Upholds Mandate for Healthcare Workers at Federally Funded Facilities](/content/covid-19/scotus-blocks-vaccine-or-test-mandate-for-large-employers-upholds-mandate-for-healthcare-workers-at-federally-funded-facilities/ "SCOTUS Blocks Vaccine-or-Test Mandate for Large Employers, Upholds Mandate for Healthcare Workers at Federally Funded Facilities"/index.html) January 13, 2022 The Supreme Court today blocked the Biden administration’s mandate that would have required COVID vaccines or frequent testing at employers with 100+ employees. The... [Read more](/content/covid-19/scotus-blocks-vaccine-or-test-mandate-for-large-employers-upholds-mandate-for-healthcare-workers-at-federally-funded-facilities/index.html) ### [Employers Losing Nearly $1 Billion Per Week Due to COVID-19 Absences](/content/covid-19/employers-losing-nearly-1-billion-per-week-due-to-covid-19-absences/ "Employers Losing Nearly $1 Billion Per Week Due to COVID-19 Absences"/index.html) January 4, 2022 COVID-19 absences have cost employers more than $78.4 billion, according to an analysis from the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI). Since April 2021, the losses... [Read more](/content/covid-19/employers-losing-nearly-1-billion-per-week-due-to-covid-19-absences/index.html) ### [Vaccine Mandates Likely for Majority of U.S. Companies](/content/covid-19/vaccine-mandates-likely-for-majority-of-u-s-companies/ "Vaccine Mandates Likely for Majority of U.S. Companies"/index.html) December 1, 2021 Vaccine mandates will likely become part of the new normal for the majority of U.S. companies. According to a survey conducted by Willis Towers... [Read more](/content/covid-19/vaccine-mandates-likely-for-majority-of-u-s-companies/index.html) ### [Workers Look to Employers to Promote Safety](/content/covid-19/workers-looking-to-employers-to-promote-safety/ "Workers Look to Employers to Promote Safety"/index.html) October 14, 2021 American workers are looking to employers to mitigate their return-to-work concerns. According to a survey by Randstad USA, almost three-fourths (73%) of Americans are concerned... [Read more](/content/covid-19/workers-looking-to-employers-to-promote-safety/index.html) ### [Health Plan Premium Surcharges for Unvaccinated Employees: Are They Legal? Do They Work?](/content/covid-19/health-plan-premium-surcharges-for-unvaccinated-employees-are-they-legal-do-they-work/ "Health Plan Premium Surcharges for Unvaccinated Employees: Are They Legal? Do They Work?"/index.html) September 21, 2021 Last month, Delta Air Lines made headlines when it announced that, as of November 1, it would charge unvaccinated workers an extra $200 per... [Read more](/content/covid-19/health-plan-premium-surcharges-for-unvaccinated-employees-are-they-legal-do-they-work/index.html) ### [70% of Companies Plan to Bring Employees Back to the Office This Year, Reports LaSalle Network](/content/covid-19/70-of-companies-plan-to-bring-employees-back-to-the-office-this-year-reports-lasalle-network/ "70% of Companies Plan to Bring Employees Back to the Office This Year, Reports LaSalle Network"/index.html) March 29, 2021 Seven in 10 companies plan to phase their employees back into office life by this fall, according to LaSalle Network's "Office Re-Entry Index." The... [Read more](/content/covid-19/70-of-companies-plan-to-bring-employees-back-to-the-office-this-year-reports-lasalle-network/index.html) ### [Recruiting Errors Cost Companies More During COVID](/content/covid-19/recruiting-errors-cost-companies-more-during-covid/ "Recruiting Errors Cost Companies More During COVID"/index.html) March 23, 2021 Can you afford to waste half a year on a hiring mistake? If your business is based in Seattle, that's how long it takes... [Read more](/content/covid-19/recruiting-errors-cost-companies-more-during-covid/index.html) ### [Provider Burnout Looms Over Healthcare Industry, But Leaders Are Optimistic: AMN Survey Report](/content/covid-19/provider-burnout-looms-over-healthcare-industry-but-leaders-are-optimistic-amn-survey-report/ "Provider Burnout Looms Over Healthcare Industry, But Leaders Are Optimistic: AMN Survey Report"/index.html) March 16, 2021 Burnout, disengagement, financial pressures, government regulations -- these are all forces set to disrupt the healthcare industry, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2021 Healthcare Trends... [Read more](/content/covid-19/provider-burnout-looms-over-healthcare-industry-but-leaders-are-optimistic-amn-survey-report/index.html) ### [How to Keep Up with COVID Challenges](/content/covid-19/how-to-keep-up-with-covid-challenges/ "How to Keep Up with COVID Challenges"/index.html) March 3, 2021 By Stormie Haller, Director of Marketing at Able COVID-19 has proven to be one the greatest, and certainly the most unique, challenges that the staffing... [Read more](/content/covid-19/how-to-keep-up-with-covid-challenges/index.html)