Duane Morris December 20, 2021 OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (ETS) is now in effect. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated the OSHA ETS (which had previously been stayed by the Fifth Circuit) on December 17, 2021. OSHA then announced that for employers making reasonable, good faith […]
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Military Times Leo Shane III December 15, 2021 Congress on Wednesday finalized plans to extend GI Bill protections for student veterans still forced into remote classes by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ensuring they’ll receive full benefits until next summer. The move is expected to affect about 57,000 students currently enrolled in degree programs, according to Veterans Affairs […]
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Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID December 16, 2021 GENERAL-21-87 SUBJECT Mandatory SAIG Software Upgrade – Upgrade to EDconnect 8.5 and Updated TDClient Software by Feb. 20, 2022 As we have informed Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) users in multiple Electronic Announcements, an EDconnect or TDClient software upgrade is necessary to comply with an important […]
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Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 16, 2021 Dive Brief: Business costs for U.S. colleges rose 2.7% in the 2021 fiscal year, according to data from Commonfund, an investment manager that has been publishing higher education’s inflation rate since 2005. Commonfund says the Higher Education Price Index, or HEPI, is a more accurate indicator of […]
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