Employers will no longer be required to give employees with COVID-19 two weeks of paid leave beginning Jan. 1, increasing the risk that people will show up to their workplaces while sick. The $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress this week does not renew the paid leave guarantee. Read more…
Employers should adopt clear, consistent policies for the coronavirus and carefully consider accommodations. The novel coronavirus has brought with it changes to workplace medical testing. As policymakers work on plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, employers are now questioning the permissibility of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Read more…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-social-security-ssa-biden/2020/12/17/28483610-40b2-11eb-a402-fba110db3b42_story.html Top Social Security Administration leaders are under fire from multiple fronts — federal unions and beneficiary advocates who want President Trump’s appointees out. The Social Security Works advocacy organization says its petition demanding the removal of Trump’s people gathered almost 230,000 signatures in less than three weeks. TheAssociation of Administrative Law Read more…
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/08/union-social-security-withholding-information-and-refusing-bargain-some-employees-return-offices/167834/ Agency argues most employees are still teleworking to the maximum extent possible and there has been no major change in work arrangements that would require negotiation. Aunion representing employees at the Social Security Administration accused the agency of withholding basic information and refusing to bargain over reopening procedures, even Read more…
SSA will continue telework, appointment-only services for ‘extended time’ By Nicole Ogrysko@nogryskoWFEDAugust 21, 2020 12:25 pm6 min read https://www.podcastone.com/episodewidget?episodeID=32db6395-d906-4649-a241-969c4e1fcccb&logo=true Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. With a customer base especially vulnerable to the threats of coronavirus, the Social Security Administration Read more…
The State Department, still prioritizing but no longer limiting passport services to Americans with life-or-death emergencies, is asking passport services employees still out on weather and safety leave to self-certify whether they’re considered high-risk for COVID-19. According to the National Federation of Federal Employees Local 1998, which represents passport services Read more…
https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws K.8. Is Title II of GINA implicated when an employer administers a COVID-19 vaccine to employees or requires employees to provide proof that they have received a COVID-19 vaccination? (12/16/20) No. Administering a COVID-19 vaccination to employees or requiring employees to provide proof that they have received a COVID-19 vaccination Read more…
https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws K.4. Where can employers learn more about Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) of COVID-19 vaccines? (12/16/20) Some COVID-19 vaccines may only be available to the public for the foreseeable future under EUA granted by the FDA, which is different than approval under FDA vaccine licensure. The FDA has an obligation to: [E]nsure that Read more…
K. Vaccinations The availability of COVID-19 vaccinations may raise questions about the applicablilty of various equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws, including the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, GINA, and Title VII, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (see Section J, EEO rights relating to pregnancy). The EEO laws do not interfere with Read more…
whttps://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws Return to Work G.1. As government stay-at-home orders and other restrictions are modified or lifted in your area, how will employers know what steps they can take consistent with the ADA to screen employees for COVID-19 when entering the workplace? (4/17/20) The ADA permits employers to make disability-related inquiries and Read more…
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