With the COVID-19 pandemic, employers generally had broad discretion to require employees to take COVID-19 tests before entering the workplace. However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has recently...more
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued its “Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors,” (the “Guidance”) setting forth the COVID-19 safeguards that are to be required of federal...more
9/27/2021
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On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed executive orders that will require that all federal executive branch workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 (the “Federal Employee Order”) and that this standard be extended to...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his administration’s “action plan” for finding a “path out of the pandemic.” President Biden has directed OSHA to develop a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more...more
9/10/2021
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On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. OSHA’s latest guidance is...more
8/19/2021
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On November 19, 2020, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“OSHSB”) voted unanimously to pass an emergency COVID-19 regulation that will impose new obligations on California employers. The 21-page...more
In previous guidance, the EEOC made clear that employers could administer a test to detect the presence of COVID-19 in their workforce prior to permitting entry into the workplace. The testing must be “job related and...more
In previous guidance, the EEOC permitted employers to administer a test to detect the presence of COVID-19 in their workforce prior to permitting entry into the workplace - with the caveat that any employee testing had to be...more
In preparation for welcoming employees back, the EEOC is encouraging employers to provide workers with instructions on applying for reasonable accommodations in advance of workplace doors re-opening so that the interactive...more
The EEOC has been providing employers with ongoing guidance on addressing COVID-19 related issues in the workplace, including advice on how employers could legally assess and eliminate direct threats to the health and safety...more
The EEOC has been providing employers with ongoing guidance on addressing COVID-19 related issues in the workplace, including advice on how employers could legally assess and eliminate direct threats to the health and safety...more
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been rolling out guidance to help employers navigate the impact of COVID-19 on their workplaces without running afoul of the Americans...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its guidance on dealing with pandemics in the workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In addition...more
Are these the “end times”? No, but the degree of threat that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses to the world’s population keeps being debated in the print, broadcast, cable, and social media. Although the disease...more
3/9/2020
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