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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated technical assistance document, 鈥 (WYSK),鈥 which incorporates information from other agency resources and modifies two existing Q&As in order to create a user-friendly comprehensive guide that addresses common questions about COVID-19 and federal equal employment opportunity laws for employers, advocates, and workers.
The updated WYSK adds 18 questions and answers that have been adapted from two other EEOC technical assistance resources: 鈥鈥 and a March 27, 2020 publicly available EEOC . These newly incorporated Q&As are identified on the WYSK with a parenthetical that lists the date added and provides the source from which it was adapted.
In addition, the EEOC updated two existing WYSK Q&As in order to provide helpful clarifications that reinforce prior EEOC statements about COVID-19 and the EEO laws. First, in the updated 鈥淎.6.,鈥 the EEOC more fully explains its existing position about employers administering COVID-19 tests before permitting employees to enter the workplace. Second, in the updated 鈥淒.8.,鈥 the EEOC clarifies its existing position on employers鈥 authority to invite employees not currently in the workplace to request disability accommodation in advance of their expected return if they choose to do so.
For a deeper dive into how to react to COVID-19鈥檚 impact on EEOC laws, Sharon Rennert, Senior Attorney Advisor for the EEOC will be presenting a session on COVID-19 and ADA at in October. 铁牛视频's 鈥淗R/TED Conference鈥 this year provides three days of education and networking for HR, training, and workforce development professionals in the construction industry. Also back by popular demand is the pre-conference designed to help staff responsible for compliance on federal and federally assisted projects, this workshop provides practical information and best-practice advice from experts and peers experienced in the area. Included in this year's workshop is a two-part (beginner & advanced) Davis-Bacon and Related Acts training, which is also available for standalone purchase. Other session topics include 鈥淎 Cross-Disciplinary Approach to OFCCP鈥檚 Heightened Focus on the Construction Industry鈥 and 鈥淔ederal Contractors' Ethics Obligations鈥.
For more information, contact Claiborne Guy at claiborne.guy@agc.org or 703-837-5382.