Long Covid Disabled Millions of Workers. Then Came Trump 2.0. - Mother Jones

Summary

Long Covid has disabled millions of US workers, and the Trump administration's dismantling of federal protections—including closing the HHS Long Covid office and deleting Department of Labor workplace guidance—has created a climate of fear around disability accommodations. Employers are increasingly fighting Long Covid accommodation requests despite evidence that accommodations improve retention and productivity, while the EEOC has ceased issuing guidance on AI hiring bias and employee surveillance software that disproportionately affects disabled workers.