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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

End of COVID-19 National and Public Health Emergencies

President Biden announced in January that the COVID-19 National Emergency (“NE”) and Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) would both end on May 11, 2023. Accordingly, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and…

The EEOC’s Updated Guidance on Employer COVID-19 Safety Requirements

The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its “Technical Assistance Questions and Answers” as of July 12, 2022 to reflect new standards for COVID-19 screening in the workplace. The updated Q&A can be found here .…

UPDATE ON COVID CONSIDERATIONS: Long COVID Now an ADA Disability

UPDATE: December 17, 2021 In a move that comes as no surprise, the EEOC has updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to provide guidance on when COVID-19 may be considered a “disability” under the ADA, making…

The Latest on Vaccines and Other COVID News

In a one-line ruling on Monday, December 13, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the last of the legal challenges to the vaccine mandate for health care workers in New York. It also dismissed a challenge to a…

Uncertainty with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Where the Mandate Stands and Current Considerations for Contractors and Subcontractors The federal contractor vaccine rollout continues to present thorny issues for federal contractors. President Biden issued…