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Technically, the new guidance is from the EEOC. But, since this is my blog, I’ll take credit for sharing it.
Thirty years ago — technically, thirty years ago yesterday — President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities.
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A client emailed me yesterday asking if I’d read about the new COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for travelers to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Specifically, the client asked whether they could trigger a need to provide leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Maybe your state has similar restrictions, and you’re looking for answers too.
Well, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading
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TL;DR – Damn skippy, you can. Continue reading
I’ve got something to tell you. I’m coming clean. Are you ready?
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As a best practice, and in advance of having some or all employees return to the workplace, are there ways for an employer to invite employees to request flexibility in work arrangements?
That’s the first of six coronavirus-related questions that the EEOC answered yesterday as part of its oft-updated “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” Continue reading
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On March 27, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hosted an “Ask the EEOC” webinar exclusively addressing the EEO laws in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the questions asked was whether COVID-19 is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Good questions? And, not coincidentally, the subject of a lawsuit just filed in a Pennsylvania federal court. Continue reading
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As part of return-to-work from COVID-19, sadly, some employees are not going to return to work. Continue reading
Before we talk about this new CDC guidance, mark your calendars for Friday at Noon EDT.
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