EEOC Issues "Return to Work" COVID-19 Guidelines for Employers
EEOC Issues "Return to Work" COVID-19 Guidelines for Employers
On April 17, 2020 and April 23, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) again revised its guidance for employers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, this time providing advice involving disability accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national original, religion and sex) and under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. These guidelines apply to employees currently working in businesses permitted to remain open under the various stay-at-home orders in effect around the country and in jurisdictions with no stay-at-home orders and to employees who will return to work as the stay-at-home orders are lifted. Most notable, for the first time, the EEOC announced it is permissible for employers to test employees returning to work for the presence of the Coronavirus.
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