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EEOC Says Rehab Co. Made Workers Divulge Pregnancies
Law360 (June 3, 2021, 7:26 PM EDT) An Illinois-based rehabilitative care facility maintained an illegal policy that forced employees to reveal they were pregnant and fired multiple women who needed pregnancy accommodations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a suit Thursday.
Symphony of Joliet, known officially as Symphony Deerbrook LLC, violated Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act by subjecting pregnant employees to different standards than nonpregnant workers, the EEOC alleged in Illinois federal court.
The rehab center kept a written policy since at least May 2016 compelling its pregnant employees to disclose that they were pregnant, even though employees who weren t pregnant weren t required.
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Friday, June 4, 2021
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the release of updated guidance regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, providing welcome clarity around a number of vaccine-related issues for employers, as they are revising safety policies and adjusting practices in response to new federal and state guidance on face coverings and social distancing. The EEOC confirmed its prior guidance that employers may mandate that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19, including as a condition to entering the workplace, subject to reasonable accommodation requirements under applicable law, while providing more significant detail on how employers should:
implement vaccine mandates,
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and.