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Washington Employers Can’t Relax After Reopening Under New COVID-19 Rules

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While Washington state reopened on June 30 with the new Washington Ready plan, under which most industries have returned to normal capacity and operations, this reopening has loosened, but not eliminated, COVID-19 safety and...more

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Key Reopening Issues & Considerations for Massachusetts Employers

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In our recent webinar, Moving Forward: Key Reopening Issues & Considerations, Goulston & Storrs attorneys explored the new set of challenges employers face as Massachusetts lifts the remaining COVID-19 restrictions....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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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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Mask Madness: Managing the CDC's New Guidelines for Vaccinated Individuals

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control issued consequential, and largely unexpected, guidance stating that “fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where...more

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To Mask or Not to Mask: Challenges in Following the Updated CDC Guidance

On May 13, 2021, the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) published guidance indicating that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear a mask or physically distance in certain indoor and outdoor...more

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Funny You Should Ask: Not So Common Employment Questions - UPDATED March 2021

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As more businesses begin to reintegrate employees into their pre-pandemic workplaces, many of our clients have questions regarding return-to-work issues. In this edition of Funny You Should Ask, we address three questions...more

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Morrison & Foerster COVID-19 Policies Poll: Hesitation, Uncertainties, And Challenges Loom For Legal Leaders Over Return To Office

One year after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, more and more employers are discussing the possibility of returning to the office. However, many general counsel and leaders of legal...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021

It's our first #WorkforceWednesday of 2021! The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace. Workplace Safety...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Congress Passes Relief Bill, EEOC's Vaccine Guidance, Return to Work Delayed - Employment Law This Week®

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, Congress finally passes a COVID-19 relief bill as employers make longer-term plans for vaccination programs and return to work. Congress Passes Relief Bill Congress delivers a...more

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Return-to-Work Takeaways from the NBA Bubble

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Given that the NBA relied upon the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance in developing the league’s protocols, many of the steps taken by the NBA can be implemented within other workplaces. But, of course, the...more

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How to Evaluate Employee Teleworking Requests

Last week, North Carolina entered into phase three of its COVID-19 reopening process. As more businesses try to resume normal operations, a number of clients have asked about employees who express continuing concerns over...more

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COVID-19 and Discrimination: Takeaways for Employers Regarding the EEOC’s Updated Guidance

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws, on September 8, 2020, to create a comprehensive guide for...more

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Navigating Adapted Operations Advisory Series: Part One - Phased Approach Considerations, Creating and Implementing a COVID-19...

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Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) by bringing employees back to their workplaces. Why It Matters - Bringing a workforce back to the workplace, whether from teleworking,...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2020 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Return to Work COVID-19 Testing Considerations

As employees increasingly transition back into the physical workplace, employers have begun to grapple with whether and how to deploy COVID-19 diagnostic testing as a return-to-work solution. Many employers want to avoid...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

School Reopening and Labor and Employment Matters

On June 29, 2020, the State of Connecticut issued “Connecticut’s Learning Plan to Learn and Grow Together” (the “Plan”). To say the least, the Plan sets forth a myriad of requirements that school districts must complete in...more

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Employers’ Great Balancing Act in Reopening: An Update for Employers on Returning to Work

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Employers starting to reopen and return employees to work are wrestling with unprecedented and difficult business decisions while continuing to monitor and implement the ever-evolving health and safety risks and legal issues....more

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Employment Law Considerations for Returning to the Workplace in a COVID-19 World

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Employers planning a return to the workplace must comply with a myriad of employment laws, regulations and guidance issued by public health authorities and other regulators. The following is a summary of certain portions of...more

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US COVID-19: EEO Reminders to Include in Return to Work Communications

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As employers prepare their “Return To Work” plans, clear communications to employees about protocols and expectations will be critically important.  Recent updates to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 2020 #2

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SCOTUS Drops Decisions of Import to Employers.   As you may have heard, last week, the Supreme Court of the United States announced decisions in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., and Bostock v....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Not Today Corona: EEOC Bans Employer Antibody Screenings

On June 17, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) issued new guidance to employers forbidding the administration of COVID-19 antibody tests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)....more

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EEOC Advises Employers: Do Not Require COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Employees Returning to Work

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On June 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC” or “the Commission”) again updated its COVID-19-related technical assistance for employers (“Guidance”). ...more

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Requiring Antibody Tests Violates the Americans With Disabilities Act

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) updated its COVID-19 guidance this week and for the first time addressed the question of may an employer require employees to take a test to determine whether an...more

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