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Featured Resources
Federal Vaccine Mandates: Compliance Guide
This step-by-step compliance guide is intended to help the Community Action network navigate the employee vaccination mandates announced by OSHA, Head Start, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We describe the planning process your CAA should consider as you develop and update your policies to reflect the new requirements.
Building Readiness: Plan, Prevent, Respond, and Protect
As organizations across the Community Action network resume operations and services disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, it is critical to thoughtfully consider issues that are likely to arise and plan carefully to adjust to the new normal. This FAQ attempts to anticipate and address many of the questions on the forefront of CAAs’ planning efforts.
Coronavirus Updates
CAPLAW continues to monitor the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Community Action network. Our COVID-19 website, which is regularly updated, contains the latest guidance and analysis relevant to the network.
Webinar on Federal Vaccine Mandates Compliance Guide
CAPLAW recently issued a step-by-step compliance guide to help the Community Action network navigate the employee vaccination mandates announced by OSHA, Head Start, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In this resource we describe the planning process your CAA should...
Vaccination or Testing and Face Covering Policy Template
This template policy is for CAA employers who are subject to the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Vaccination and Testing (29 CFR 1910.501(d)(1)), and who want to provide a test-out option to employees (i.e., allow employees to submit weekly negative COVID-19...
Mandatory Vaccination Policy Template
This Mandatory Vaccination Policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This policy does not offer employees the option to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing and masking in lieu of getting vaccinated, except as part of a reasonable accommodation for individuals who cannot be...
Federal Vaccine Mandates: Compliance Guide
This step-by-step compliance guide is intended to help the Community Action network navigate the employee vaccination mandates announced by OSHA, Head Start, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We describe the planning process your CAA should consider as you develop and update your policies to reflect the new requirements.
CAPLAW’s FY2021 New Resources
In this webinar we discuss how CAPLAW's recently issued resources can help your CAA! • CAPLAW's new resource library• Board training videos• CSBG Q&A on Eligibility + Pandemic Supplement• FAQ on the Roles and Responsibilities of Public CAA Boards• Tax Issues to Consider When Sharing Employees•...
Religious Exemption Request – COVID-19 Vaccine
This sample form was developed in connection with CAPLAW’s Vaccines and the COVID-19 Pandemic series of conversations. The template allows employees to request an exemption from an employee vaccination mandate and provide corroborating information and documentation. It also contains some...
Medical Exemption Request – COVID-19 Vaccine
This sample form was developed in connection with CAPLAW’s Vaccines and the COVID-19 Pandemic series of conversations. The template allows employees to request an exemption from an employee vaccination mandate and provide corroborating information and documentation. It also contains some...
Template Meeting Minutes and Index of Form Resolutions
Community action agency (CAA) boards perform vital governance and oversight functions for their organizations. Nowhere is this more evident than at board meetings, where board members hear reports, deliberate, and make decisions that guide organizational efforts. Meetings are the main venue where...
Weatherproofing CAA Bylaws
As we have seen recently, unexpected emergencies can pose governance challenges for organizations, especially with respect to bylaws compliance. During the pandemic, CAAs, like many organizations, relied on counsel to help them navigate a number of bylaws provisions relating to meetings, board...