{"id":5953,"date":"2022-08-04T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T17:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employerdefensereport.com\/?p=5953"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T17:42:41","slug":"what-does-the-eeocs-updated-covid-19-testing-guidance-mean-for-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/what-does-the-eeocs-updated-covid-19-testing-guidance-mean-for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the EEOC\u2019s Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidance Mean for Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/maciel\">Kara M. Maciel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/ashley-d-mitchell\">Ashley D. Mitchell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As COVID-19 infections continue to climb, the EEOC rolled back its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/wysk\/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws#A.6\">guidance<\/a> that COVID-19 viral screening tests conducted by employers is always permissive under the Americans with Disabilities Act (\u201cADA\u201d). The updated guidance requires employers to weigh a host of factors and determine whether COVID-19 viral screening is \u201cjob-related and consistent with business necessity,\u201d the traditional standard for determining compliance with the ADA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Factors Employers Should Consider<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the EEOC\u2019s updated FAQs, an employer may, as a mandatory screening measure, administer a COVID-19 viral test, if the employer can show it is \u201cjob-related and consistent with business necessity.\u201d In making this determination, employers should assess these factors:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4731\" width=\"348\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures.jpg 1950w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures-443x298.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/policies-and-procedures-1680x1137.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The level of community transmission<\/li><li>The vaccination status of employees<\/li><li>The accuracy and speed of processing different types of COVID-19 viral tests<\/li><li>The degree to which breakthrough infections are possible for employees who are \u201cup to date\u201d on vaccinations<\/li><li>The ease of transmissibility of the current variant(s)<\/li><li>The possible severity of illness from the current variant<\/li><li>What types of contact employees may have with others in the workplace or elsewhere that they are required to work<\/li><li>The potential effect on operations of an employee enters the workplace with COVID-19<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth noting, that employers still cannot require antibody testing before permitting employees to re-enter the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The State of the Pandemic<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This updated guidance comes as the <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#county-view?list_select_state=all_states&amp;list_select_county=all_counties&amp;data-type=Risk\">CDC\u2019s community transmission map<\/a> shows more than 95% of U.S. counties are experiencing high or substantial rates of transmission and the Department of Health and Human Services extended the COVID-19 public health emergency. To add to the uncertainty, the BA.5 subvariant, which accounts for more than 60% of new COVID-19 infections, is immune evasive\u2014someone who is fully vaccinated and boosted is still at risk for a breakthrough infection. While these factors may weigh in favor of \u201cbusiness necessity,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/07\/12\/fact-sheet-biden-administration-outlines-strategy-to-manage-ba-5\/\">White House fact sheet<\/a> continues to tout vaccination and boosters \u201cas the single most important tool to protect people.\u201d <s><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relying on state and local guidance, may be informative, but is not outcome determinative. For example, Cal\/OSHA, which is charged with workplace safety and health for the state of California, continues to maintain a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and updated its FAQs as recently as July 25. In contrast, Los Angeles County, which was poised to reinstitute a county wide mask mandate last Friday, July 29, backed away from the idea with the expectation that the County would move from high transmission to medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid what appear to be mixed signals about the state of the pandemic, employers should review their current COVID-19 testing policies. If these policies mandate testing, employers should analyze whether the factors outlined by the EEOC weigh in favor of a \u201cbusiness necessity\u201d for continued testing. Ultimately employers who decide there is a \u201cbusiness necessity\u201d for continued testing, should continue to monitor all the factors that weighed in favor of \u201cbusiness necessity\u201d and update their testing policy as necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kara M. Maciel and Ashley D. 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