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As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the two-year mark, the United States leads the world in new COVID-19 cases and deaths. These tragic numbers reflect both the rise of the highly contagious Delta variant, as well as...more
On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of the Treasury jointly issued FAQs relating to COVID-19 vaccine incentives and surcharges. Under the...more
If you still have unvaccinated workers in January, might you provide a financial incentive for employees to be vaccinated, by charging them higher healthcare insurance premiums? ...more
Employers wanting to encourage employees to get vaccinated can phrase vaccination incentives as a wellness incentive program so that it is part of an outcome-based wellness program, which may include other wellness programs...more
Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, California officials are recommending that private employers require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face regular testing. In an article in the Sacramento...more
To account for legal developments since our last FAQ concerning employer COVID-19 vaccination policies, we provide updated answers to questions and address additional questions about discrimination, wage and hour, collective...more
Our podcast series, "AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems," features AGG attorneys discussing challenges they have encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the employment relationship. HR...more
At this stage of the pandemic in the United States, vaccines are widely accessible, and states and municipalities are rapidly lifting restrictions. However, before employees return to physical work sites, employers must...more
Since the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its updated COVID-19 guidance on May 28, 2021 greenlighting vaccine incentives, many employers seized the opportunity to offer incentives to employees to...more
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
Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 6 (June 2021) - ...So begins the provocative lawsuit filed against Methodist Hospital System in Houston by 117 employees who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Despite the...more
Infectious disease experts have a saying: Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccinations do. As vaccinations are now widely available, and with the Biden Administration’s goal of 70% of adults at least initially vaccinated by July 4...more
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
The EEOC recently updated its guidance related to the intersection of employment discrimination laws and COVID-19 vaccinations. In addition to further defining the scope of lawful vaccination incentives, the update clarifies...more
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance guidance for the first time since December 16, 2020, to address COVID-19 vaccinations of employees in the workplace. The...more
The New Guidance: - On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance relating to employers’ obligations and limitations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the...more
An employer may offer an incentive to employees to voluntarily provide documentation or other confirmation that they received a vaccination on their own from a pharmacy, public health department, or other health care provider...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance explaining how employers can encourage employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations without violating equal employment opportunity laws....more
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated and expanded on its guidance about how federal equal employment opportunity laws (“EEO laws”) may apply to potential employer requirements that...more
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance as it relates to federal equal employment opportunity laws and COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated informal guidance on COVID-19 and the federal employment laws that it enforces. This round of guidance focused on COVID-19 vaccines and their...more
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a long-awaited update to its technical assistance guidance on COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and other federal...more
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided its first comprehensive update of its guidance since December 2020 (before COVID-19 vaccinations were broadly available) regarding COVID-19. ...more
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its “What you should know about COVID-19” Frequently Asked Questions (the FAQs), answering questions many employers have had regarding COVID-19...more
The EEOC kicked off the unofficial start of summer with a bang by clearing the way for employers to offer their employees incentives to get the COVID-19 vaccine in new guidance released on the eve of the Memorial Day weekend....more