Mandating COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in the Workplace

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

Some groups want Biden to fire Trump’s Social Security commissioner. That’s not easy to do.

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

Union: Social Security Is Withholding Information and Refusing to Bargain as Some Employees Return to Offices

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 Requiring Some Employees in our Local to Return to work. ‘Related’

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

State Dept. tells passport services employees without high-risk conditions to return to work Nov. 16

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

Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and Vaccinations

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