Tag Archives: COVID

EEOC Sanctions Employer for GINA Violations Relating to Collection of Employees’ Family Members’ COVID Test Results

By Evandro Gigante and Laura Fant on July 7, 2022 Posted in Coronavirus, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

On July 6, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has entered into a conciliation agreement with a Florida-based medical practice for violations of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) arising out of the practice’s collection of employees’ family members’ COVID-19 testing results. In a press release announcing the agreement, the EEOC stated … Continue Reading

Designation of COVID-19 Under New York HERO Act Extended Once Again

By Evandro Gigante and Laura Fant on November 1, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, Workplace Policies and Procedures, Workplace Safety

***UPDATE: On February 15, 2022, the New York State Commissioner of Health continued the designation of COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease” pursuant to the HERO Act until March 17, 2022. According to the designation, on March 17, the Commissioner “will review the level of transmission of COVID-19 in New York State and determine … Continue Reading

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