As contractors and construction business groups continue to pressure the Biden administration to revise federal labor safety guidelines that make adverse reactions to mandatory COVID-19 vaccines recordable incidents, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is signaling that it will create its own guidance for employee reactions to the emergency use of authorized vaccines and other return-to-the-workplace issues.
At a virtual summit held May 6, Commissioner Keith Sonderling said the agency needs to consider new guidance that addresses COVID-19 issues for specific industries, such as construction. Doing so would help employers make decisions without wondering if their actions are lawful, he said in a speech during the event held by the Institute for Workplace Equality.