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COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered - Update

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With the surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, many employers are considering whether to require employees to be vaccinated, how to encourage employee vaccinations, and the implications of vaccine policies for...more

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Can Employers Offer COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives for Employees?

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Can employers offer incentives for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine? In short, yes. Incentives may take many forms, such as a one-time bonus, a gift card or a few extra vacation hours. Employers can get creative. ...more

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

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With vaccination rates for COVID-19 increasing, and more places of employment removing restrictions, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccination policies in the...more

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EEOC updates and expands COVID-19 guidance regarding vaccination of employees

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently expanded its guidance on COVID-19 and the application of federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. The update addresses new questions regarding employee...more

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EEOC Issues Guidance To Employers About COVID Issues, Including Vaccine Mandates and Incentives

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The EEOC issued guidance on May 28 about what employers may or may not do about a wide range of COVID issues, including vaccine mandates and incentives.  For example...more

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New EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace

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On May 28, 2021, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released new guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace. The new guidance clarifies some significant issues, including whether...more

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EEOC Issues Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Incentives

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On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued long-awaited guidance to help employers navigate the implications of the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. As more and more Americans receive...more

McDermott Will & Emery

EEOC Issues New Guidance for Mandatory and Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Programs

Can an employer mandate or incentivize a COVID-19 vaccination? If so, what exceptions or exclusions apply? As COVID-19 vaccines have become increasingly available in the United States, and with new Centers for Disease Control...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EEOC Takes a Second Shot at COVID-19: Employer Vaccine Incentives Approved, Subject to Exceptions, But Questions Remain

On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued an update to its December 2020 guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and incentive programs. The long-awaited guidance provides...more

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New EEOC Guidance Addresses Covid Vaccine Incentives

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With the new CDC guidelines and diminishing number of COVID cases, returning to work has taken center stage. We are still seeing few employers mandate vaccination for employees (and this trend is reported in the news)....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC Updates Advice to Employers on COVID-19 Vaccinations

On May 28, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its COVID-19 “Technical Assistance Questions and Answers” for employers to provide additional guidance on vaccination policies. While the update does not...more

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Six Takeaways for Employers from EEOC’s Updated Guidance on Reopening Businesses Post-COVID

Now that many of us have been vaccinated, what should employers be doing to prepare for returning to a pre-COVID workplace? Throughout the pandemic, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: EEOC Issues Long-awaited Guidance Allowing Employers to Provide Employees with Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccinations

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On 28 May 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers titled, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO...more

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EEOC Updates Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance For Employers

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On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance regarding workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies and employee accommodations (the “Updated Guidance”). Among other issues, the...more

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EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives

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On the brink of a holiday weekend and the return of many employees from working remotely back to the office, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance on Friday, May 28 regarding vaccinations in...more

Foley Hoag LLP

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance, Authorizes Employer Vaccine Incentives

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On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance concerning COVID-19 vaccinations in the employment context. Most significantly, the EEOC offered long-awaited guidance on the...more

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Summer vaccinations: EEOC releases updated guidance on vaccination incentives 

Just in time for the start of the summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided updated guidance on employer practices relating to COVID-19 vaccinations, including much-needed guidance on vaccine...more

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The EEOC Issues Expanded COVID-19 Technical Assistance

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Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission expanded its technical assistance to address COVID-19 vaccinations. Here are some of the highlights. The new guidance reiterates that the federal anti-discrimination...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Everything Employers Always Wanted To Know About Vaccines . . . And Have Been Asking About For Months.

Just before the Memorial Day holiday, we had a “breaking news” bulletin about the revised guidance published Friday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about employers’ and employees’ rights when it came to...more

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EEOC Updates Its Guidance Concerning COVID-19 Vaccine Policies in the Workplace

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On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance guidance, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws, concerning...more

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How Do You Define Workplace? Survey Report

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The pandemic has created an inflection point unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime — one that will redefine the workplace. Our Spring 2021 remote and return-to-the-workplace survey shares insights from more than 400...more

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EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID Vaccination & Reopening of the Workplace

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance on May 28, 2021 to help employers comply with federal anti-discrimination laws in reopening the workplace. The EEOC updated its Technical...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Programs: Additional Guidance and Some Comfort

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Earlier today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance confirming that employers may offer incentives to employees who voluntarily obtain a COVID-19 vaccination. The guidance (available here)...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

EEOC Updated Vaccination Guidance - May 28th

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on May 28, 2021 issued updated guidance on vaccinations. The relevant excerpts are attached and the full EEOC guidance is here...more

Brooks Pierce

Employer-Provided Incentives for Vaccinations—Finally Some Guidance

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated Question and Answer Guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations today. The new guidance clarifies several issues that were making some employers reluctant to provide...more

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