The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has once again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance guidance for employers, including the addition of a new section stating that employers are permitted to ask their employees who report feeling ill or who call in sick about their illness symptoms to determine if an individual has or has had COVID-19. The updated guidance, in the form of a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted on the EEOC’s website, is designed to help employers maintain compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal EEO laws while taking steps in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.