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Antibody Testing
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Ogletree Deakins Insights
EEOC Issues Guidance on Antibody Testing
By Publisher
On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an update to its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Questions & Answers, providing guidance on the use of antibody tests…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 6–18–2020: Errata—employers cannot require antibody tests of employees, says EEOC
Two months ago I suggested that the EEOC would conclude that employers could require COVID-19 antibody tests as a condition of employment. Yesterday, based on updated guidance from the CDC, the EEOC…
Healthcare Law Insights
Missouri Encourages COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing but Urges Caution with Serological/Antibody Testing
By Lorinda Holloway, Tamar Hodges RN, JD
Due to expanded COVID-19 diagnostic testing availability, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) is encouraging providers to test both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, if the clinician’s medical…
Health Care Law Today
FDA Increases Scrutiny of COVID-19 Serology Tests: What Commercial Manufacturers Need to Know
By Kara Schoonover, Kyle Y. Faget, David L. Rosen, Nathan A. Beaver
On May 4, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its “Policy for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Tests During the Public Health Emergency (Revised) | Immediately in Effect Guidance for Clinical…
Health Care and Life Sciences
FDA Updates Policy to Curb Unreliable COVID-19 Antibody Tests
By Julia Kadish
On May 4, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its enforcement policy on antibody tests for COVID-19. The revised policy requires developers of commercial antibody tests to…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 4/24/20
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “The House overwhelmingly passed a…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Antibody Testing as a Return to Work Requirement? Not So Fast
Updated April 23, 2020 to reflect new EEOC guidance. It seems clear now that we are far from the end to this pandemic. But, just as clearly, we are now…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus update 4-21-2020: Can and should employers require antibody testing as a return-to-work condition?
We all want to get back to work as safely and as quickly as possible. One thing that would allow us to do this with confidence is widespread antibody testing—a…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
U.S. is steering blindly due to dearth of desperately needed Covid-19 tests
Public health experts and many politicians agree that the pursuit of any next steps in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on testing, testing, testing. The nation will need significantly…
Hepatitis Blog
Positive Test Results for Acute Hepatitis A Virus Infection Among Persons With No Recent History of Acute Hepatitis — United States, 2002–2004
Hepatitis A is a nationally reportable condition, and the surveillance case definition* includes both clinical criteria and serologic confirmation (1). State health departments and CDC have investigated persons with positive…