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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Post-Public Health Emergency

Date:: May 18, 2023

While the nation's public health emergency may be over, the EEOC is reminding employers that they still may continue many of their COVID-19 policies.

End to COVID-19 National Emergency Impacts Employer Benefit Plans

Date:: April 11, 2023

President Biden has signed a congressional resolution that terminates the COVID-19 national emergency, returning a number of deadlines and provisions affecting employee benefit plans to their pre-pandemic norms.

Montana Vaccine Discrimination Law Found Unconstitutional for Health Care

Date:: December 16, 2022

A federal district court has ruled that a 2021 Montana law - which classified vaccination status as a protected characteristic under the state's antidiscrimination laws and barred employers from refusing employment or otherwise discriminating against individuals on that basis - is unconstitutional.

California Declares End to COVID-19 State of Emergency

Date:: October 21, 2022

The COVID-19 state of emergency in California will end on February 28, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced. So, what will its expiration mean for employers?

New York City Ends COVID Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

Date:: September 22, 2022

Effective November 1, New York City will no longer require private businesses to mandate that their employees be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Study Reveals Large Employers' Concerns About Post-Pandemic Health Care Landscape

Date:: September 16, 2022

Lowering health care costs and prescription drug expenses and making more affordable coverage possible are among employers' top future health care reform priorities, according to a recently released study.

CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

Date:: August 16, 2022

Recognizing the long-term nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its guidance surrounding isolation and quarantine following exposure to the coronavirus.

HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

Date:: August 5, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services has declared that monkeypox a public health emergency, with over 7100 confirmed cases in the US and nearly 27,000 cases globally.

"Circumstances" Must Justify COVID Testing, EEOC Says

Date:: July 18, 2022

To ensure that workplace COVID testing does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must consider the level of community transmission, the vaccination status of employees and other factors.

Florida Medical Practice Settles EEOC COVID-Related Genetic Discrimination Case

Date:: July 12, 2022

A medical practice will compensate affected employees and provide other relief to resolve a COVID-19-related genetic information case filed by the EEOC.

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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Post-Public Health Emergency

End to COVID-19 National Emergency Impacts Employer Benefit Plans

Montana Vaccine Discrimination Law Found Unconstitutional for Health Care

California Declares End to COVID-19 State of Emergency

New York City Ends COVID Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

Study Reveals Large Employers' Concerns About Post-Pandemic Health Care Landscape

CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

"Circumstances" Must Justify COVID Testing, EEOC Says

Florida Medical Practice Settles EEOC COVID-Related Genetic Discrimination Case

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