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2 days ago · With COVID-19, it’s been “consistently present” for years, but isn’t limited to any particular area or population. It still has “wide geographical reach,” but case counts aren’t ...
- Introduction
- A. Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Exams
- B. Confidentiality of Medical Information
- C. Hiring and Onboarding
- D. Disability and Reasonable Accommodation
- F. Furloughs and Layoffs
- G. Return to The Workplace
- H. Age
- I. Caregivers/Family Responsibilities
- J. Pregnancy
Technical Assistance Questions and Answers - Updated on July 12, 2022. 1. All EEOC materials related to COVID-19 are collected at www.eeoc.gov/coronavirus. 2. The EEOC enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (which include the requirement for reasonable accommodatio...
The ADA has restrictions on when and how much medical information an employer may obtain from any applicant or employee. Prior to making a conditional job offer to an applicant, disability-related inquiries and medical exams are generally prohibited. They are permitted between the time of the offer and when the applicant begins work, provided they ...
With limited exceptions, the ADA requires employers to keep confidential any medical information they learn about any applicant or employee. Medical information includes not only a diagnosis or treatments, but also the fact that an individual has requested or is receiving a reasonable accommodation. B.1. May an employer store in existing medical fi...
Under the ADA, prior to making a conditional job offer to an applicant, disability-related inquiries and medical exams are generally prohibited. They are permitted between the time of the offer and when the applicant begins work, provided they are required for everyone in the same job category. C.1. If an employer is hiring, may it screen applicant...
Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations are adjustments or modifications provided by an employer to enable people with disabilities to enjoy equal employment opportunities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed and requested by an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform a job, or enjoy benefits and privileges of employment, the ...
F.1. Under the EEOC's laws, what waiver responsibilities apply when an employer is conducting layoffs? (4/9/20) Special rules apply when an employer is offering employees severance packages in exchange for a general release of all discrimination claims against the employer. More information is available in EEOC's technical assistance document on se...
G.1. As government restrictions are lifted or modified, how will employers know what steps they can take consistent with the ADA to screen employees for the virus that causes COVID-19 when entering the workplace? (Updated 7/12/22) The ADA permits employers to make disability-related inquiries and conduct medical exams to screen employees for COVID-...
H.1. CDC has explained that the risk for severe illness with COVID-19 increases with age, with older adults at the highest risk. Do older adults have protections under the federal employment discrimination laws? (Updated 7/12/22) Yes. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employment discrimination against individuals age 40 and ...
For additional information about pandemic-related caregiver discrimination under the laws enforced by the EEOC, see the EEOC’s technical assistance document, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Caregiver Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws. I.1. If an employer provides telework, modified schedules, or other benefits to employees with ...
J.1. Due to the pandemic, may an employer exclude an employee from the workplace involuntarily due to pregnancy? (6/11/20) No. Sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes discrimination based on pregnancy. Even if motivated by benevolent concern, an employer is not permitted to single out workers on the basis of pregnancy fo...
Privacy. Guidance Materials. HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccination, and the Workplace. 1. Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibit businesses or individuals from asking whether their customers or clients have received a COVID-19 vaccine? No.
Given the increasing numbers of ethical and legal issues arising from the COVID-19 epidemic, particularly in respect of patient-doctor confidentiality, doctors must explain to patients how the measures taken to combat the spread of the virus impact on their confidentiality.
Sep 14, 2021 · NPR found other physicians who retained their licenses despite spreading misinformation online and to the media about effective COVID-19 vaccines and unproven treatments. Shots Health News From NPR
Aug 16, 2023 · A mixed-methods study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open finds that 52 physicians practicing in 28 different specialties across the United States propagated COVID-19 misinformation on vaccines, masks, and conspiracy theories on social media and other online platforms from January 2021 to December 2022.
Apr 24, 2020 · PMID: 32880552. Abstract. Given the increasing numbers of ethical and legal issues arising from the COVID-19 epidemic, particularly in respect of patient-doctor confidentiality, doctors must explain to patients how the measures taken to combat the spread of the virus impact on their confidentiality.
