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workplace accommodations
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Employment Law Watch
EEOC provides updated guidance related to excluding high-risk workers, required accommodations, and pandemic-based harassment
By Lori Armstrong Halber, Leora Grushka
As we previously posted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CDC recently issued guidance on reopening the workplace. In its latest update on June 11, the Equal Employment…
Meenan & Associates Guardian Advocate & Worker Justice Blogs
EEOC Issues Additional Guidance to Employers
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance to employers related to addressing COVID-19 in the workplace. As many workplaces are reopening, or planning to reopen, this…
World of Employment
Washington Governor Extends Proclamation Requiring Accommodation of High-Risk Employees
By Karin Jones
Governor Inslee has extended – until at least August 1, 2020 – his proclamation prohibiting all Washington employers from failing to provide accommodations to workers at high risk should they…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Reopening for Business: Permissible Medical Inquiries – and Mandatory Accommodation of Vulnerable Employees
By Kenneth C. Broodo, Taylor Appling
As some states are beginning to reopen for business, new legal issues are developing, such as those involving employees who fear returning to work and the implementation of modified disaster recovery plans.…
California Employment Law Report
Gone With The Wind: The EEOC Takes Down Its FAQ On Worker Accommodations During COVID-19
In an interesting and surprising turn of events, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency responsible for enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws in the workplace, removed the Frequently Asked Questions…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
EEOC Releases Recorded Webinar Addressing Important Questions
By Patricia Anderson Pryor, Tara K. Burke
The EEOC published a recorded webinar on March 27. The EEOC uses a Q and A format to address 22 common questions from employers covering a broad range of topics…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Does it violate the ADA to work an employee in excess of a work restriction?
Rita Morrissey is a licensed practical nurse who worked for 15 years for The Laurels of Coldwater, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. In 2012, she injured her back outside…
California Employment Law Update
California Enacts a Raft of New Employment Laws
By Tony Oncidi
On Thursday, October 10, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law several new measures that employers will need to comply with by January 1, 2020 and that will generally make…
Workforce Bulletin
New Medical Cannabis Related Employment Protections Enacted in New Jersey
Our colleagues Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Merna Dadika, Maxine Neuhauser, and Anastasia A. Regne at Epstein Becker Green have recently published a post on the Health Employment and Labor Blog that will be of interest…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Six Ways Employers Can Accommodate Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
By Jayde M. Ashford, Alan J. Marcuis
Originally published in The Business Journals, Jayde Brown and Alan Marcius discuss considerations when accommodating nursing mothers in the workplace.