Earlier this summer, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals relied on pre-ADAAA law to conclude that an employee’s work restrictions were not tantamount to an ADA disability. In Booth v.

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The work restrictions for staff exposed to COVID-19 depends on if they are boosted or not. For boosted workers, there are no work restrictions under both contingency or crisis staffing considerations.