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EEOC Decisions Enforce Stronger Protections for Religious Accommodation in the Workplace

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 8/26/2025

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued significant decisions against two federal employers for failing to provide reasonable religious accommodations to their employees. These decisions...more

Objections to COVID-Testing and Asking Vax Status Up Front: Best Practices

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 10/27/2021

Employers are being inundated with employee requests for exemptions, not just from mandatory vaccination policies, but also from policies requiring regular COVID-19 testing. How do employers square their duty to provide a...more

“Masks Off” - Now What For Employers?

Smith Anderson on 5/19/2021

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) announced new guidance stating that masks and physical distancing were no longer necessary for fully vaccinated individuals in most settings. The...more

Employers May Encourage Employees to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, But Requiring It Raises Issues

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/26/2021

On Dec. 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance that stated that COVID-19 vaccinations do not qualify as medical examinations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and that...more

Opening For Business? Your Return-To-Work Policies Answered

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/16/2021

As vaccine distribution becomes widespread, and employees begin to return to work, we continue to field questions related to return-to-office plans in a post pandemic world. We previously compiled a list of FAQs, addressing...more

Return to Work Virtual Toolkit for Employers - The COVID-19 Vaccine: What Can Employers Require?

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/25/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is forcing employers all over the world to consider various new policies as workers...more

Episode 2 | A Dose of Prevention - COVID Vaccine Primer for Employers

Frantz Ward LLP on 2/9/2021

Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is poised for a more widespread roll-out, employers are finally able to develop plans to get their employees back to the workplace. But the vaccine will present employment law issues: Can you...more

EEOC Guidance to Employers: COVID-19 Vaccinations Can Be Required – But Should They Be?

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 12/18/2020

An issue of key concern to employers now that vaccines are being made available to inoculate against COVID-19 is whether they should require employees to be vaccinated. On Wednesday, December 16, the federal Equal Employment...more

EEOC Issues Revised Guidance Addressing COVID-19 Vaccines

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/17/2020

On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued revised COVID-19 guidance addressing questions related to the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations to employees. Section K of the...more

The Reopening Of America: An Employer's Guide For Navigating The New Work World During A Pandemic

Chartwell Law on 10/16/2020

As the country continues to return to some sense of normalcy on a state-by-state basis as a result of COVID-19, employees and employers will soon find that the work environment they are accustomed to has dramatically changed,...more

Stopping The Spread Of COVID-19 Hate Crimes In Reopened Restaurants

Fisher Phillips on 10/13/2020

As restaurants continue to reopen out of economic necessity despite a global pandemic, employers and employees alike remain concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace. No longer are bad Yelp...more

Navigating Adapted Operations Advisory Series: Part One - Phased Approach Considerations, Creating and Implementing a COVID-19...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/15/2020

Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) by bringing employees back to their workplaces. Why It Matters - Bringing a workforce back to the workplace, whether from teleworking,...more

Requiring Antibody Tests Violates the Americans With Disabilities Act

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 6/23/2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) updated its COVID-19 guidance this week and for the first time addressed the question of may an employer require employees to take a test to determine whether an...more

EEOC Takes on Antibody Testing, Returning Older and Pregnant Workers Post-COVID-19

Franczek P.C. on 6/22/2020

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

EEOC Provides Return-to-Work and COVID-19 Antibody Testing Guidance Under Federal Civil Rights Laws

Littler on 6/20/2020

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

EEOC Issues Updated Pandemic Guidance

Jackson Walker on 6/18/2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has prepared and is periodically updating its website entitled “Technical Assistance Questions and Answers” related to the many novel challenges confronting employers with...more

Considerations for Workplace Safety in Light of Updated EEOC Guidance

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/18/2020

COVID-19 has created new, unexplored territory for employers. Even in a pandemic, it’s imperative that employers follow all EEO laws. Since COVID-19 is consistently evolving, it is important that employers continue to follow...more

Reopen with Care: Employers Should Proceed Cautiously in Resuming Workplace Operations

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 6/4/2020

Non-Essential Businesses Continue to Reopen Under State and Local Safety Orders, but Employers Should Still Use Caution - California continues to advance through the later portion of Stage 2 of its phased reopening plan....more

Is a Global Pandemic a De Minimis Hardship? EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 and Religious Accommodation

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/28/2020

As government officials at all levels continue issuing guidance on best practices for employers to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, some jurisdictions are taking the first steps to “reopen” their local economies. Before...more

COVID-19 Employment Law Update: Employer Rights and Responsibilities Following Additional Guidance from the EEOC on the ADA, ADEA...

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP on 4/8/2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has explicitly determined COVID-19 to be a direct threat to the workplace, as noted in our March 24, 2020 Client Alert. On March 27, 2020, the EEOC issued additional...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2020 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/17/2020

COVID-19 Update. Set forth below is a quick roundup of policy developments and implications concerning the COVID-19 virus. ...more

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