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title: Long COVID Now an ADA Disability
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# Long COVID Now an ADA Disability

  March 2, 2022

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In a move that comes as no surprise, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to provide guidance on when COVID-19 may be considered a ​“disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), making specific reference to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) / Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) guidance. This article from [Barbara Hoey](/Our-People/Barbara-E-Hoey) details what employers should know.  
You can read the full article [here](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/viewpoints/Long-COVID-Now-an-ADA-Disability_Hoey_March-2022.pdf).

 

 

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