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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Re-Opening Guidelines Employer Responsibilities

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Managing Generation Z in the Workplace

The post-COVID-19 workplace is here. Those of us who had established physical places of work are returning to our physical workspaces or the return is on the horizon. For many, the return will feel awkward at first, but my...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon OSHA Issues New Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Employees

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued new recommendations for individuals who are fully vaccinated. Specifically, the CDC stated that fully-vaccinated individuals[1] can resume...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

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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Opening For Business? Your Return-To-Work Policies Answered

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As vaccine distribution becomes widespread, and employees begin to return to work, we continue to field questions related to return-to-office plans in a post pandemic world. We previously compiled a list of FAQs, addressing...more

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California Moves Toward Reopening, But Employers Will Still Have COVID-19 Obligations

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While California has announced tentative plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions by June 15, 2021, the difficulties for employers are not over. For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, California struggled to get infection rates...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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Funny You Should Ask: Not So Common Employment Questions

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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 (our first) edition of Funny You Should Ask, we address three...more

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Return to Work Virtual Toolkit for Employers - The COVID-19 Vaccine: What Can Employers Require?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is forcing employers all over the world to consider various new policies as workers...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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Stopping The Spread Of COVID-19 Hate Crimes In Reopened Restaurants

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As restaurants continue to reopen out of economic necessity despite a global pandemic, employers and employees alike remain concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace. No longer are bad Yelp...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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Navigating Adapted Operations Advisory Series: Part Four – Continuing or Expanded Telework, Other Staffing Arrangements, and...

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Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) and bringing employees back to their workplaces – or restructuring their workforces as a result of changing business conditions related to the...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

Epstein Becker & Green

Rule 3: Wash Your Hands – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19

Whether physically in the office or not, regularly washing your hands should already be a routine practice. However, this innate rule is especially important, and recommended by the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”), to help...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

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Reopening safely after COVID-19

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You are excited to get back to work! However, a few of your employees are not so eager to shed their jammies for pleated pants or steel-toed shoes. Can you force them to return? On the other hand, some employees who are happy...more

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Phase III Of Massachusetts Reopening Starts July 6

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that Phase III of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan will begin on Monday, July 6, 2020 along with an updated order on gatherings. For the City of Boston, Phase III and the...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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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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EEOC Says Employers CANNOT require Antibody Testing!

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On June 17, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 Guidance to clarify that unlike COVID-19 testing, an anti-body test would be a prohibited medical examination. The FAQ (at A.7) states as follows: Question: The CDC said in its...more

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EEOC: Employers can’t require COVID-19 antibody testing before returning to the workplace

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On June 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidance concerning the use of COVID-19 antibody testing. Relying on the CDC’s Interim Guidelines, the EEOC affirmatively stated that employers cannot...more

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