We’ve been talking a lot about COVID-19 lately and, in particular, the various regulations and guidance that have come out regarding an employer’s day-to-day responsibilities: Can you require employees to take the vaccine? What kinds of medical questions can I ask my employees? Should employees still wear masks? How does COVID-19-related leave work? What do I do about accommodation requests?
With all of the technical guidance out there and the adjustments you’ve had to make, it may have been easy to forget about the big picture and what all these regulations may yield in the future: discrimination claims.
