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| COVID-19: EEOC ISSUES LONG-AWAITED GUIDANCE ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH INCENTIVES FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS |
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Article provided by: K&L Gates, LLP
Date: 3 June 2021
U.S. Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety Alert
By: Scott G. Kobil
On 28 May 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers titled, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” (Guidance).1 The Guidance states that employers may offer incentives (in some instances, substantial incentives) to employees who voluntarily demonstrate that they received a COVID-19 vaccination.
Employers had been waiting in limbo to learn whether such incentives were allowed. In fact, in February 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade associations urged the EEOC to provide clarification on the extent to which employers may offer their employees vaccination incentives. Thus, this Guidance should come as welcome news.
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