Tag Archives: Americans with Disabilities Act

EEOC Updates Its COVID-19 Guidance (Again)

By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner, Harris Mufson, Laura Fant and Alex Downie on September 11, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

On September 8, 2020, the EEOC released an updated technical assistance document addressing COVID-19 and the federal anti-discrimination laws enforced by the agency, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Our previous posts about the EEOC’s prior COVID-19 guidance are available here and here. The updated guidance includes 18 new questions and answers, most of … Continue Reading

Emerging Trend: ADA Does Not Cover Potential Future Disabilities

By Harris Mufson, Laura Fant and Jacob L. Hirsch on November 13, 2019 Posted in Accessibility & Accommodation, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Heeding the adage “no one knows what the future may hold,” the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits have uniformly refused to extend protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to employees with a perceived risk of a potential impairment. In each case, an employer either declined to hire an applicant or terminated an employee … Continue Reading