Covid-19 Information Hub

As many states’ mask mandates expire, employers are struggling to determine the best approach to masks in the workplace. Many employers have chosen to relax mask requirements for vaccinated employees. However, employers in Montana can no longer make such a distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated employees without running afoul of […]

On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a “flexibility policy” that allowed some employers to remotely inspect and retain copies of documents for the Form I-9 process on a temporary basis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Late last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published FAQs to answer questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, loosened mask restrictions, and offering incentives to employees to be vaccinated. Vaccines, Masks, and Confidential Medical Information: Remember that under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s current guidelines, fully vaccinated […]

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) creates a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for certain “assistance eligible individuals” beginning April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. While the DOL has issued the new model notices which must be used by plan administrators during the subsidy period, a number of […]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently released three new FAQs for employers that have decided to either recommend or require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Baird Holm previously reported that employers can require employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment, but […]