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COVID Testing
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HeplerBroom Blog
Indiana Government Actions on COVID-19 – Updated 4/24/2020
By Beth Bauer
Today’s update discusses Indiana’s plan to begin a COVID-19 testing study. Additionally, this update discusses a decrease in unemployment claims for the state and the DWD expanding unemployment benefits for…
Retail Trend Spotter
As America Prepares to Return to Work, EEOC Approves Testing Employees for COVID-19
By Justine Phillips, Y. Douglas Yang
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance concerning COVID-19, affirming an employer’s ability to medically test its employees for COVID-19 before allowing employees to enter the workplace. …
Municipal Minute
EEOC Says Employers Can Test Employees for COVID-19
Yesterday, the EEOC issued guidance on COVID-19 testing of employees (see language from the EEOC's website below). In short, the EEOC says that employers can administer a COVID-19 test to…
All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide
EEOC states that employers may administer COVID-19 tests before permitting employees to enter the workplace
By George W. Ingham, Zachary Siegel
In an important development for critical workforces that continue to operate, as well as businesses planning to reopen, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has advised employers that they may…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
EEOC Confirms Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Testing Does Not Violate the ADA
By Anna L. Rothschild, Christopher M. Pardo, Kevin J. White
On April 23, 2020, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” to…
Municipal Minute
EEOC Says Employers Can Test Employees for COVID-19
Yesterday, the EEOC issued guidance on COVID-19 testing of employees (see language from the EEOC's website below). In short, the EEOC says that employers can administer a COVID-19 test to…
Workforce Bulletin
EEOC Adds COVID-19 Testing Guidance to Its Technical Assistance on COVID-19 and Anti-Discrimination Laws
By Maxine (Mickey) Neuhauser, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Lauri F. Rasnick
On the heels of adding Return to Work guidance to its technical assistance for employers, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO…
California Employment Law Report
EEOC Issues New Guidance Permitting Employers To Test Employees For COVID-19 Prior To Working
[Update - On September 8, 2020, the EEOC updated its guidelines - click here for the updated guidance.] Today, April 23, 2020, the EEOC issued new guidance to employers that…
The Energy Law Blog
EEOC Authorizes Testing of Employees for COVID-19
By Thomas J. McGoey II, Liskow & Lewis
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has authorized employers to test employees for the COVID-19 virus before permitting them to enter the workplace. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requires…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Updated EEOC COVID-19 Guidance: The Commission Officially Sanctions Employer Use Of COVID-19 Testing
By: Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer Seyfarth Synopsis: In its latest update to guidance for employers in the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEOC has now clarified that…