COVID-19 Employee Health Checks, Remote Work, and Disability Law

Authors

Elizabeth Pendo, University of Washington School of LawFollow

Editor(s)

Sachin S. Pandya & Jeffrey M. Hirsch

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Description

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, about 61 million individuals in the U.S. (Okoro et al. 2018). The law’s protections in the workplace are especially important during COVID-19, which has worsened pre-existing disparities experienced by people with disabilities (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020b; Brucker et al. 2015). The ADA also applies to new strategies to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection in the workplace. This Chapter will focus on two strategies that impact individuals with and without disabilities – employee health screening, testing and vaccination policies, and new or expanded remote work programs.

Title of Book

Work Law Under COVID-19

Publication Date

2021

Document Type

Book Chapter

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Disability Law | Labor and Employment Law

Recommended Citation

Elizabeth Pendo, COVID-19 Employee Health Checks, Remote Work, and Disability Law, in Work Law Under COVID-19 (Sachin S. Pandya & Jeffrey M. Hirsch eds., 2021).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-chapters/45