COVID-19 has changed the way workplaces operate perhaps forever, which makes reopening for many businesses an arduous task.
Given that, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated guidance to help businesses keep their workplaces safe and navigate through potentially murky waters including their ability to ask employees medical questions, require personal protective gear and conduct testing.
“The EEOC guidance provides a safe harbor for employers,” says John Diviney, a partner in the employment and labor practice at Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale.
