The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued new guidance related to COVID-19 testing in the workplace. Previously, the EEOC allowed employers to screen workers for COVID-19 without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) due to the state of the […]
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Corporate Compliance , COVID-19 , EEOC , Employment Law , Firm Announcements
17th March 2022
COVID-19 and Religious Accommodations: New Guidance from the EEOC
Throughout the COVID pandemic, employers have encountered difficulty balancing safety concerns with employee requests for religious exemptions (or accommodations) from the COVID vaccine. Due to these continued challenges, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), released guidance on March 1, […]
Yes, the injunction on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) is back per the recent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court did not strike down the ETS. The Court simply reimposed the injunction, which prohibits OSHA from enforcing […]
As we recently reported, After OSHA issued its emergency temporary standard (“ETS) for Covid-19 mandates, i.e., mandate or test rule, a federal appeals court issued an order blocking the ETS from taking effect nationwide. Shortly thereafter, all federal challenges to […]
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Corporate Compliance , COVID-19 , DOL , Employment Law , Firm Announcements , OSHA
9th November 2021
ON HOLD: OSHA’S NEW TEMPORARY STANDARD FOR COVID-19 MANDATES
After OSHA issued its temporary standard for Covid-19 mandates, i.e., mandate or test rule, a federal appeals court issued an order blocking the standard from taking effect nationwide. The federal court cited to “grave statutory and constitutional issues” with the […]
OSHA has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. The ETS covers all employers with a total of 100 or more employees with a few exceptions described below. Generally, covered employers […]
On October 25, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and how they interact with federal equal employment […]
After President Biden discussed the private employer requirement of his COVID-19 Action Plan, the “Path out of the Pandemic Plan,” on September 9, 2021, many private employers were left with questions that we will attempt to answer here: Are […]
The EEOC has now brought its first lawsuit against an employer for allegedly failing to accommodate and unlawfully terminating a disabled employee who had requested to work remotely due to COVID-19. In this case, EEOC v. ISS Facility Services, Inc., the […]
Although many people with COVID-19 improve weeks after contracting the virus, others continue to experience symptoms for months, or may suffer new or recurring symptoms after the virus load is undetectable in them. This can happen to anyone who contracted […]