In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, OSHA released updated guidance on protecting workers from the virus. This guidance is particularly relevant for employers with an unvaccinated or mixed-vaccinated workforce in higher-risk industries such as manufacturing, food processing, retail and grocery, or others where employees are often in prolonged, close contact with each other or the public.

There has been a surge in the number of charges of mental health disability discrimination resulting in the EEOC recovered about $20 million from employers for people with mental health conditions who claimed they were denied employment or job accommodations in violation of the ADA.