Vorys (Ohio/Texas): The EEOC Provides Further Guidance on Managing Disability and Accommodation Issues in the Age of COVID-19 (Part I)

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused employers to cease or reduce operations, their legal obligations generally continue.  The EEOC made clear in a recent webinar that “in this extraordinary time, the laws enforced by the EEOC — Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act — continue to apply.”  At the same time, these laws “do not hinder employers from following the COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) and from state or local public health authorities.” MORE.