The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 42 U.S.C. 12116; 29 C.F.R. 1630.2(r)
- Issued
- 1991-07-26 July 26, 1991
- Effective
- standing (read as 1991-07-26)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since July 26, 1991 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesStanding duty
- Addressees
- Character
- regulatory framework
- Collection
- Standing duties: Federal layer DUT-FED
Operative words
(r) Direct Threat means a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation. The determination that an individual poses a 'direct threat' shall be based on an individualized assessment... based on a reasonable medical judgment that relies on the most current medical knowledge and/or on the best available objective evidence.
Penalty
What it required
Defines the standard the EEOC applied in March 2020 when it stated that, 'based on guidance of the CDC and public health authorities as of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic meets the direct threat standard' (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-082).