Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can legally require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the office. But workers can claim exceptions.
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate U.S. military By KAT STAFFORD, JAMES LAPORTA, AARON MORRISON and HELEN WIEFFERING, Associated Press
Published: May 27, 2021, 2:45pm
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7 Photos In this Dec. 28, 2009 photo provided by Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Stephanie Davis, she holds a U.S. flag in the cargo area of a KC-135 airplane while flying over Pakistan/Afghanistan. For Davis, who grew up poor, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal treatment. But many of her service colleagues, Davis says, saw her only as a Black woman. Or for the white resident colleagues who gave her the call sign of ABW - it was a joke, they insisted - an angry black woman, a classic racist trope. (Courtesy Stephanie Davis via AP)
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Listen to the conversation. (Editor s note: This interview includes a brief reference to guidance that was expected from the U.S. EEOC. That guidance came down shortly after this conversation was broadcast. You can link to it in the article below.)
When Michigan s COVID-19 restrictions for office work ended this week, the change raised many questions for employees and employers preparing to return to work in-person.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that companies are no longer required to have their employees work remotely when possible. In another major change, workers who are fully vaccinated no longer have to wear masks indoors.
On May 28, 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its ongoing guidance on COVID-19 issues in the workplace to cover additional topics relating to vaccination of employees, including offering incentives to employees to receive vaccination and more.
Provides Additional Information on Vaccinations - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted updated and expanded technical.