During a pandemic, may an employer require its employees to adopt infection control practices?
Yes, requiring infection control practices, such as regular hand washing (see our handwashing video), coughing and sneezing etiquette, and tissue usage and disposal, does not implicate the Ameicans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Last Reviewed: 09/21/2009
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