Just before we headed off for the holiday weekend, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released updated guidance related to the COVID-19 vaccine. The guidance.
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The EEOC updated technical assistance questions and answers regarding COVID-19 vaccinations on May 28, providing some much-needed clarity for employers.
After over five months of silence since first addressing the issue in mid-December 2020, on May 28 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally released updated technical assistance questions and answers for employers regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. Though this technical assistance addresses questions many employers have about mandatory vaccinations, vaccine incentives, and the confidential nature of an employee s vaccine status, it admittedly does not consider the updated guidance issued on May 13 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exempting fully vaccinated individuals from masking requirements except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance. Below, we a
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance as it relates to federal equal employment opportunity laws and COVID-19 vaccinations.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said federal law does not prevent employers from requiring workers entering the building to be COVID vaccinated