{"id":3866,"date":"2022-04-13T12:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:08:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:08:37","slug":"hr-newsletter-eeoc-guidance-on-covid-19-and-disability-under-the-ada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/13\/hr-newsletter-eeoc-guidance-on-covid-19-and-disability-under-the-ada\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 and Disability under the ADA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/March2021_EEOC.jpg\" alt=\"EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 and Disability under the ADA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/wysk\/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQ guidance<\/a> about how employers should comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal fair employment laws while also observing workplace safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FAQs were originally released on March 17, 2020, and were most recently updated on March 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In section N of the guidance, the EEOC addresses the definition of \u201cdisability\u201d under the ADA and how COVID-19 may or may not fit that definition.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Click the following link to read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/April2022_EEOC-Guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EEOC Guidance on COVID-19<\/a>, which provides the 14 FAQs currently contained in section N of the EEOC\u2019s full COVID-19 guidance, as updated on March 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/April2022_EEOC-Guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/April2022_EEOC-Guidance-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 and Disability under the ADA\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jeisenhut@employco.com\">Contact us<\/a> with any questions or for support with your organization\u2019s policies and response related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued FAQ guidance about how employers should comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal fair employment laws while also observing workplace safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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