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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) was signed into law. While the initial buzz focused on amendments to the Paycheck Protection Program and revised employee benefits, the CAA also extended various charitable tax deductions through the end of 2021. These deductions support and incent charitable donations […]

Today, June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a new Emergency Temporary Standard that affects most healthcare employers.  Many of the standard’s new rules can best be described as new territory for OSHA that will certainly be subject to legal challenges in the days and weeks […]

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 […]