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Employee Who Objected to COVID Mask Policy Not Regarded as Disabled Under ADA

Disputes between employees and employers over COVID-19-era vaccination and masking policies continue to work their way through the legal system. Earlier this month, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Anti-Vaccine Case Appeal

On March 18, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petition for review of an appellate court decision addressing an important question for many employers. In Chancey v. BASF Corp., the Supreme Court declined review of a Fifth Circuit...more

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COVID-19: Is the Pandemic Really Over for Employers?

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On May 9, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued a press release announcing that the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 would expire on May 11, 2023. The Public Health Emergency has...more

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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance

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On May 11, the US Department of Health and Human Services ended its COVID-19 federal public health emergency declaration. Days later, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) followed up by updating its COVID-19...more

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COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Do We Stand?

As we have reported previously, on April 10, 2023 President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency.  However, the rollback of COVID-19 requirements was already underway in many state and municipal...more

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NYC to End Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate on November 1, 2022

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On September 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will end on November 1, 2022. The vaccine mandate for public employees will remain in effect...more

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The Sequel - EEOC Updates COVID Guidance

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As everyone knows, the sequel is almost always messier than the original. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is no exception. On July 12, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance, taking already complicated...more

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Managing the Minefields: Considerations for Employers Managing MonkeyPox and COVID-19 Leave

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Key Takeaways- - On July 29, 2022, New York State declared the Monkeypox virus a public health emergency On August 4, 2022, the White House declared Monkeypox a public health emergency Employers may soon face the...more

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In Policy Pivot, EEOC Revises Pandemic Guidance To Move Away From A “Direct Threat” Analysis and Focus on “Business Necessity” As...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated guidance for employers on the interplay of workplace bias laws and COVID-19 workplace testing, vaccinations, and other...more

DirectEmployers Association

EEOC Updated 15 Items In Its Covid-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Adding A New Standard For Employers Which Test Employees For...

On Tuesday, the EEOC once again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance Guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” adding updates for 15 items. While the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

EEOC Updates Guidance on Workplace COVID-19 Testing

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Under updated EEOC guidance, an employer may now conduct mandatory COVID-19 testing only if such testing is “job-related and consistent with business necessity.” Employers should assess a number of factors before...more

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EEOC Issues New Workplace Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Testing

On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) – the agency which investigates and enforces federal antidiscrimination laws in the workplace – updated its guidance across several different areas...more

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Religious Accommodation Challenges to COVID-19 Vaccination Policies — Lessons for Employers from Preliminary Court Decisions

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Whether to protect the health and safety of their workplaces, to comply with governmental requirements when applicable, or a combination of the two, many employers have adopted mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. Faced...more

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Disability Accommodation and COVID-19: Ten Emerging Issues to Consider

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As we enter the third year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. businesses are implementing long-delayed return-to-office plans and hoping to establish a new equilibrium.  Public health experts, economists and...more

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2022: The Year Ahead for Employers

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In 2021, the workforce continued adapting to an evolving global pandemic, increasingly consequential social movements and a dramatic shift in employment policy ushered in by a change of leadership at the federal level. ...more

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Fifth Circuit Reverses Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Vaccine Mandate Case

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While the issue of whether private employers can legally enforce vaccine mandates among their workforce continues to be challenged across the country, a split panel in the Fifth Circuit is the first appellate court to signal...more

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Employers’ Struggles with Religious & Disability Accommodations from COVID-related Policies

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The science, guidance, and regulations related to workplace safety policies for the COVID-19 pandemic are constantly changing (goodbye federal vaccine mandate!). As employers struggle to keep up, they are confronted with the...more

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2021 New York State, City Legislative and Related Developments; 2022 Outlook

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While most of our focus over the last year has been on COVID-19-related developments, New York State and New York City employers also must ensure compliance with other recent and upcoming legal changes...more

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OSHA Withdraws Vaccine-Or-Test Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has withdrawn its enforcement of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring most employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines or tests for employees...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #3

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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #2

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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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Sixth Circuit Restores OSHA’s Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate

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On December 17, 2021, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to lift the stay on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which requires private businesses with at least 100 employees to ensure that...more

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NYC Clarifies Dec. 27, 2021, Vaccine Mandate for all Private Employers

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On December 15, New York City issued clarifications to it prior vaccine mandate and those clarifications can be found here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccine-workplace-requirement.page. As we advised in...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: December 2021 #3

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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