Employers have an obligation to continue engaging in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodation. Some employees may be wearing PPE as a result of an ADA-covered disability. The EEOC guidance clarifies employers must be cautious to avoid discriminatory practices.
The EEOC's COVID Guidance continues to direct employers to look to recommendations from the CDC when maintaining COVID-19 screening protocols and when directing employees to remain away from the workplace as a result of a COVID-19 diagnosis or positive test result.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated guidance on COVID-19-related discrimination concerns in the workplace in response to the ending of the Covid19 public health emergency. Employers continue to have obligations under the ADA related to Coronavirus in the workplace.