During the restrictions, we were required to self-certify that we were not experiencing symptoms or exposed to COVID. For how long do we need to maintain those self-certification documents? Do we need to continue self-certification for unvaxxed employees?

For the New Mass Covid Sick Time Law is posting in the breakroom and time clocks or do we need to mail to all employees?

Can you please post the link to the mandatory notice of paid leave in the chat so I can copy it?

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-temporary-emergency-paid-sick-leave-program

We will share all the links on our website when the recording is posted later today.

If an employer offers its employees 2 paid days off due to the vaccine immune response, can these days run concurrently with this new law?

If an employer does not require vaccinations for employees, how do you distinguish who should wear face coverings and social distance? Or would your practice have to require face coverings for all employees?

For the MA COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave policy, does the 40 hours need to be used by an employee in a single instance or could there be multiple instances adding to a total of 40 hours?

On the mandatory vaccinations. We are a long term care facility as well as Assisted living we would like to mandate the vaccine - would we, as an employer be able to prove harm to our residents by having non vaccinated workers?

Osha seems to require employers to know about everyone's vaccination status, correct?

Employer Financial Institution - An employee is not vaccinated, they are not wearing a mask on or after June 15th - is that ok?

If an employer chooses not to offer the FFCRA but must offer the Emergency MA paid sick time, would that employer still have to file for a reimbursement under the FFCRA? I was confused about this topic.

Can you quickly review how the new EPSL can run concurrently with PTO and if PTO must be exhausted first?

Can you clarify, do we need to apply for the FFCRA and exhaust it, before using the MA Emergency sick leave?

Am I understanding that we are required to provide physically-distanced work spaces for those who are unvaccinated?

How does the state sick time affect PPP loan forgiveness?

If an employer has a policy of ascertaining vax status of employees, would it violate confidentiality rules to share that information with the co-workers of an unvaxed employee?

With the religious exemption, does the employer take the employee at their word? Does the employee only have to put the employer on notice to be offered the accommodation?

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