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Should employers require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?
On Wednesday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance for employers who are grappling with whether to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for their workforce.
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Up until now, employers could only guess what they could legally do based on decade-old guidance previously issued by the EEOC regarding H1N1 vaccinations.
This latest COVID-19 specific guidance is a welcome development for employers, although there will undoubtedly be more questions raised depending on a given employer’s unique situation.
As such, it is always advisable to consult with experienced employment counsel when navigating these issues.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
For several months, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has maintained a technical assistance publication examining key questions that arise under federal equal opportunity laws as they relate to COVID-19. The publication, entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” has been updated throughout the pandemic responding to developing issues that impact the workplace. With the very recent availability of a COVID-19 vaccine, the EEOC has anticipated several new questions that employers will likely be faced within the coming days.
What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Employment Laws December 16, 2020
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance on the responsibilities and rights of employers and employees related to the COVID-19 vaccine, including in cases where employers require employees to be vaccinated.
The publication, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” includes a section providing information to employers and employees about how a COVID-19 vaccination interacts with the legal requirements of the the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
Pet Waste Removal Company Fired Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charged
BALTIMORE – Charlottesville, Va.-based DoodyCalls, a leading pet waste removal company, will pay $40,000 and provide significant equitable relief to resolve a federal pregnancy and disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
According to the suit, a female pet waste technician at DoodyCalls’s Rockville, Md., facility, whose duties included visiting residential and commercial sites to collect and dispose of pet waste, told the operations manager that she had a pregnancy-related medical lifting restriction and a requirement to take a brief break after six hours of walking. The EEOC said that the technician could have continued performing her duties within her lifting restriction by simply reducing the size of each load, as allowed by her job description, and as she had successfully done before the medical restriction. Instead of allowing the tec