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ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis pleased the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued long-awaited on COVID-19 vaccinations as it relates to the workplace. On Feb. 1, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓjoined 41 trade associations in the EEOC to quickly issue guidance clarifying the extent to which employers may offer employees incentives to vaccinate without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws enforced by the EEOC.
According to the EEOC , “The expanded technical assistance provides new information about how the ADA and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act apply when an employer offers incentives for employees to provide documentation or other confirmation of vaccination when an employee gets a vaccine in the community or from the employer or its agent. The technical assistance answers COVID-19 questions only from the perspective of the EEO laws. Other federal, state, and local laws come into play regarding the COVID-19 pandemic for employers and employees.”
The to the technical assistance are summarized below:
(refer to Part K. Vaccinations).
Additionally, the EEOC posted a new resource for job applicants and employees, titled “,” to help employees and employers understand their rights and responsibilities at work during the pandemic.
To learn more, read ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓcounsel Littler Mendelson’s analysis,