The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance on COVID-19, saying employees who have had the disease might be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. COVID-19 cases that persist for more than a few weeks, along with impairments caused by the virus, can be classified as disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to the agency.  It, however, stipulated that employers need to review whether the law applies to a worker on a case-by-case basis. “An employer may choose to include in such a notice all the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]-listed medical conditions that may place people at higher risk of serious illness if they contract COVID-19, provide instructions about who to contact, and explain that the employer is willing to consider on a case-by-case basis any requests from employees who have these or other medical conditions,” the EEOC wrote. The ADA protects employees from …