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Employment Law Now VI-121 - Top 5 Fall Things You Need To Know

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Today's new episode looks at the five developments you need to know now, including the new proposed independent contractor rule, the EEOC's new required poster, NLRB efforts to monitor your monitoring, salary transparency...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination Sweepstakes: Best Practices for Employee Incentives

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In the current pandemic environment, employers are searching for increasingly creative ways to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination among their employees. “Vaccine sweepstakes,” by which employers offer cash or other prizes...more

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Utilizing Wellness Programs to Incentivize COVID-19 Vaccinations

Delta Airlines made headlines this month by announcing that it will charge employees on its group health plan a $200 surcharge for failure to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Although there is potential for conflict with a...more

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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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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Employer Vaccine Requirements

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Now that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its formal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are beginning to implement vaccine requirements for employees. This article...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

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance Regarding Vaccination Incentives

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued updated guidance regarding providing incentives to employees to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, examining various scenarios under the Americans with Disabilities...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 Authorizes Employers to Offer Small Bribes To Encourage Employee Vaccination

Employers and businesses hoping to return to a widely Covid-vaccinated workforce have been diligently trying to turn this into reality by offering incentives to employees to either get vaccinated or prove that they already...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 Update Clarifies Guidance on Mandating and Incentivizing COVID-19 Vaccination

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This is an update to Holland & Knight's previous blog, "Employers May Encourage Employees to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, But Requiring it Raises Issues," April 26, 2021. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...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

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Vaccine Tracking Your Employees – It’s Past Time

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With about half of the U.S. working age, vaccine-eligible population now vaccinated, employers want to know which of their employees got the shot. Many employers are under the impression that mandatory vaccine reporting and...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

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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

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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

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EEOC Guidance: Employers May Incentivize COVID Vaccination

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On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and...more

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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

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