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Law Brief: Returning to the Office – Considerations for Employers Bringing Back Employees
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The U.S. secretary of health and human services declared a public health emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19 on January 31, 2020, and since that time, employers have faced a barrage of accommodation requests, largely in the form...more
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
On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) updated its “Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The updated guidance, which does not apply to...more
On August 13, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its COVID-19 guidance documents for employers in all industries. The new recommendations echo those published by the US Centers for...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated general industry guidance for COVID-19 that is applicable to all workplaces. OSHA’s August 13, 2021, general industry guidance, which is advisory and creates no...more
Despite the CDC’s recent news regarding relaxed mask recommendations, those Washington employers eager to return to business as usual must still comply with Governor Inslee’s May 21 “Safe Workers’ Proclamation” and Washington...more
Nearly a year ago, on April 14, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 20-46 "High-Risk Employees-Workers' Rights," which provided protections to certain individuals with conditions that made them...more
Given pending anticipated FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and encouraging vaccine results from Moderna and AstraZeneca, many employers are wondering whether they may legally mandate vaccinations for their...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As employers expected, the pandemic has brought new challenges to managing a workforce, and of course, new litigation. Here we address hotspots of COVID-19 litigation in California to help employers know...more
As the country moves closer to fully opening businesses, the Department of Labor wants to remind all employers that their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act are still in place for workers with disabilities....more
While the landscape is far from settled, there is increasing evidence that the plaintiffs’ bar is gearing up for a wave of employment lawsuits stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These lawsuits typically allege an...more
As employers struggle to continue their operations under the “new normal” of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are already seeing a number of lawsuits stemming from the pandemic. The following is a summary of the key issues that are...more
Labor and Employment Partner Tara Toevs Carolan joins host and Litigation Partner Rich Schoenstein to discuss "Returning to the Office – Considerations for Employers Bringing Back Employees" on the latest episode of Law...more
On June 25, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated and expanded the list of people considered at high risk of severe illness from the COVID-19 virus. The CDC enumerated seven underlying medical...more
We have all seen the data: Eighty percent of the people who have died of COVID-19 in the United States have been 65 or older. While these numbers may reflect a large number of older people who were living in nursing homes,...more
As state and local authorities around the country continue to lift stay-at-home orders, the next challenge for businesses deemed “non-essential” under these orders is clear: How do we reopen safely during an ongoing...more
The EEOC recently updated its COVID-19-related Q & A’s to assist employers in navigating “the new world” post-COVID-19 while complying with the federal anti-discrimination laws as employees return to work....more
As the nation continues the gradual reopening of workplaces and the economy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its guidance to provide information to employers regarding their...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance guidance for employers. The new guidance explains that antibody tests cannot be required from employees to re-enter the workplace, addresses...more
With the economy reopening, on June 11, 2020, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication — What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws — to identify concerns...more
The EEOC has once again updated its COVID-19 guidance. Here is a quick summary of the new questions and responses: D.13. Is an employee entitled to an accommodation under the ADA in order to avoid exposing a family member...more
...The EEOC enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (which include the requirement for reasonable accommodation and non-discrimination based...more
As we have previously advised, employers may be required to accommodate employees with certain medical conditions that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified as carrying a higher risk of contracting COVID-19,...more
On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance on whether employers may bar employees who are at a higher risk of contracting a severe case of COVID-19 from entering the...more