Topic
COVID Testing
245 published works
Employment Law Letter
Connecticut Amends Travel Advisory Rules, Employees May Now Get Tested Instead of Quarantining
By Keegan Drenosky, Daniel Schwartz
Recent changes to the state’s travel quarantine rules should make it easy for employers to deal with employees who travel for business or vacation. Changes to the state’s travel advisory…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
Employers, the CDC Has Updated Their COVID-19 Testing Guidance For Asymptomatic People
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has again updated their testing guidelines. The new language, which you can review here, “clarifies” the recommendations made in August, but to…
Employment Law Lookout
EEOC Update: The Commission Offers Updated COVID-19 Guidance To Address Additional ADA Considerations
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 8, 2020, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Q&A webpage to address…
Ohio Employment Law Matters
EEOC updates Q&As on COVID-19 pandemic: testing, accommodation, and other considerations
The EEOC updated its Q&As on COVID-19 and the pandemic in light of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. The highlights are as follows: Employers may: Require accurate and reliable COVID-19…
Healthcare Law Insights
OIG Guidance on Fraud and Abuse Implications of Free Covid-19 Antibody Testing by Laboratories
By Cori Turner, Erica M. Ash, Tracey Toll
On August 4, 2020, the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released an FAQ regarding whether a clinical laboratory may provide…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS unveils additional COVID-19 LTC facility testing and reporting rules during public health emergency
By James F. Hennessy, Shaylynn Veeder
On August 27, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") filed an interim final rule with comment period ("IFC"), detailing new long-term care ("LTC") facility COVID-19 testing requirements…
California Workplace Law Blog
Returning to Work After Testing Positive for COVID-19
By Jared L. Bryan, Osaama Saifi
With the increase in COVID-19 cases in California and across the nation, employers are faced with a number of new challenges in the workplace, one of which is determining when…
Ogletree Deakins Podcasts
Global Solutions: COVID-19 Testing and Screenings (Podcast)
By By: Gregory R. Hawran, Mauricio Romero Alpuche
In this episode of the Global Solutions series, Greg Hawran and Mauricio Romero discuss the legal landscape of COVID-19 testing and screenings for global employers as they continue to return…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 8-7-2020: Errata — CDC changes guidance on when someone can break COVID-19 isolation
Neil deGrasse Tyson once said, "I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day." Earlier this week, I learned something new. In discussing…
Destination: Health Law
OIG Approves Free COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries
By Kevin Wood
On August 4, 2020, the Office of Inspector General of Health & Human Services (OIG) used a new website resource to share informal guidance on the ability of laboratories to…