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EEOC Updates Its COVID-19 Guidance (Again)

By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner, Harris Mufson, Laura Fant and Alex Downie on Posted in Coronavirus, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
EEOC sealOn September 8, 2020, the EEOC released an updated technical assistance document addressing COVID-19 and the federal anti-discrimination laws enforced by the agency, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Our previous posts about the EEOC’s prior COVID-19 guidance are available here and here. The updated guidance includes 18 new questions and answers, most of … Continue Reading

EEOC Releases Guidance on Employee Opioid Use and the ADA

By Evandro Gigante and Laura Fant on Posted in Accessibility & Accommodation, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
Pill BottleThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has released new informal guidance directed at employees regarding use of opioids and employer obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The EEOC also released a companion document for health care providers on helping patients who have used opioids to remain employed. The guidance defines “opioids” to include … Continue Reading

DOL Provides Additional Critical Guidance on the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act

By Guy Brenner, Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Coronavirus
*** Last updated March 28, 2020 *** The recently-passed Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides paid sick leave and emergency family leave, has raised many questions for employers. The US Department of Labor (DOL) has attempted to answer some of these questions by posting guidance for employers and employees on its website. Since … Continue Reading

FTC Issues Another Guide on Background Checks

By Katharine Parker and Daniel Saperstein on Posted in Hiring/Background Checks
As we reported in our prior alert, in March of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a short brochure—Background Checks: What Job Applicants and Employees Should Know—on the use of background checks in hiring and personnel decisions.  This month, the FTC issued a follow-up guide—Tips for Job Applicants and Employees—that expounds on the … Continue Reading
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