Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) substantially augmented its technical assistance questions and answers related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the application.
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In a flurry of activity this spring, the state of Montana
implemented several changes to how employers may do business in
Montana. To start, several amendments to Montana s Wrongful
Discharge from Employment Act (WDEA) provide increased flexibility
to Montana employers. In addition, amendments to Montana s
Human Rights Act add new COVID-19-related protections for employees
based on vaccination status.
On March 31, 2021, in particular, Montana s governor
signed HB 254, which, for the first time in over 30 years,
revised the WDEA. Many changes beneficial to employers resulted
A. Congress
On May 26, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman began a
series of hearings on the Hill that will continue through May 28.
On May 26, she testified before the House Committee on Small
Business in a hearing titled An Examination of the
SBA s COVID-19 Programs and the Senate Committee on Small
Business & Entrepreneurship in a hearing titled The Pandemic Response and
the Small Business Economy: An Update from the U.S. Small Business
Administration. On May 28, Administrator Guzman will testify
before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services
and General Government in a hearing regarding Small Business
Administration Oversight. The hearings are focused on the
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O May 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revoked recent enforcement guidance issued to clarify the recordability of situations where employees suffered.