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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

The EEOC’s Updated Guidance on Employer COVID-19 Safety Requirements

The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its “Technical Assistance Questions and Answers” as of July 12, 2022 to reflect new standards for COVID-19 screening in the workplace. The updated Q&A can be found here .…

Complimentary L&E Webinar Series

Join Kelley Drye’s Labor and Employment team for the 2022 WORKing Lunch Series, which includes five webinars focused on the latest trends and developments in workplace law. Sign up for one, some, or all of the…

Supreme Court Splits on Vaccine Mandates

Last week, the Supreme Court issued two opinions on COVID regulations impacting employers and workers across the country. In the first, the Court stayed OSHA’s “vaccine or test” mandate for employers with 100 or…

UPDATE ON COVID CONSIDERATIONS: Long COVID Now an ADA Disability

UPDATE: December 17, 2021 In a move that comes as no surprise, the EEOC has updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to provide guidance on when COVID-19 may be considered a “disability” under the ADA, making…

The Federal COVID Vaccine Rule is Here

In September, as the Delta variant was sweeping the nation, President Biden announced a comprehensive national strategy to get more Americans vaccinated and to set the path out of the pandemic. As part of this plan,…