{"id":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-081","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (independent federal agency)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","eco":"","issuer":"EEOC","authority":"42 U.S.C. 12116, 2000e-12; 29 C.F.R. 1630.14","instrument":"What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (technical assistance questions and answers; first issued Mar. 17, 2020; updated Mar. 27, Apr. 9, Apr. 17, Apr. 23, May 5, May 7, June 11, June 17, Sept. 8, Dec. 16, 2020; May 28, Oct. 13 and Oct. 25, 2021; through May 15, 2023)","title":"What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17 (guidance)","end":"Retained after the PHE ended May 11, 2023","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2023-05-11","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","VAX","OTHER"],"addressees":["all employers with 15 or more employees"],"clause":"Technical Assistance Questions and Answers - Updated on May 15, 2023.... This publication addresses a wide range of COVID-19 issues arising under the federal EEO laws. This includes disability-related inquiries and medical examinations, confidentiality, reasonable accommodation based on disability, harassment, and vaccinations.... 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.","enforcement":"EEOC charge processing and litigation under the ADA and Title VII; the guidance itself is non-binding","functions":["HR hiring, screening (temperature checks, COVID-19 testing, symptom inquiries), accommodation, telework and return-to-work decisions governed by the Commission\u0027s pandemic reading of the ADA","WF employee vaccination-status inquiries (section K, from Dec. 16, 2020)","OP confidentiality of medical information"],"notes":"Guidance only. The exhibit is the current cumulative version with its dated update history; the sections dated 2020-2021 are identifiable by date within the document.","sourceUrl":"https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1064370,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","url":"/library/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-081","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-081","citation":"EEOC, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (technical assistance questions and answers; first issued Mar. 17, 2020; updated Mar. 27, Apr. 9, Apr. 17, Apr. 23, May 5, May 7, June 11, June 17, Sept. 8, Dec. 16, 2020; May 28, Oct. 13 and Oct. 25, 2021; through May 15, 2023) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-081)","stateName":"","related":["DUT-FED-030"]}