Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the EEOC) proposed two final rules: One under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), and the other under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). ...more
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Yesterday, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its technical assistance document, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.
The update incorporates...more
9/10/2020
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On August 5, the EEOC released new technical assistance for employees that addresses the interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act and opioid use.
The document, entitled Use and Misuse of Codeine, Oxycodone,...more
Yesterday, the EEOC answered a question that has perplexed employers for weeks: Under the ADA, may employers require antibody testing before they permit employees to re-enter the workplace?
An antibody test is a medical...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
6/15/2020
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Earlier today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the...more
Yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addressed two important issues that have vexed employers during the COVID-19 pandemic:
May employers administer a COVID-19 test — a test to detect the presence...more
What questions may employers ask their employees about their health status in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic? In today’s episode, Valerie Samuels and Michael Stevens address what’s permissible under the ADA and state and...more
As more and more states order businesses to close their physical locations because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, employers are being encouraged by the federal and state governments to work remotely and not have their...more
Earlier this week, we published an Alert that reviews the EEOC’s recent guidance entitled What Employers Should Know about the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19. This Alert reviews the additional guidance that the...more