EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance

Today, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers by adding nine new questions and answers. Among the topics addressed in the new guidance are:

  • Whether employees are entitled to an accommodation in order to avoid exposing a family member who is at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19;
  • Best practices for inviting employees to request flexibility in work arrangements before returning to the workplace;
  • How to respond if an employee requests an alternative method of COVID-19 screening due to a medical condition;
  • Whether an employer may exclude an employee from the workplace involuntarily due to pregnancy; and
  • The extent to which nondiscrimination laws grant a right to an accommodation based on pregnancy during the pandemic.

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