The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week said businesses subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act may not mandate workers to submit to a COVID-19 antibody test, as it constitutes a medical examination under ADA standards. Temperature checks and tests for active infections of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, are allowed.

No one wants to hire a toxic employee, but how can a hiring manager spot someone who will spoil a team? Communications expert Dianna Booher offers four questions hiring managers can ask candidates to elicit real, authentic responses that can help weed out the worst.

Employers should reassess how they relocate employees as part of their pandemic response, including safety protocols, suppliers and lump-sum relocation policies, writes Dave Marron, CEO at NuCompass Mobility. Immigration policy is another area employers must monitor.

Hard and soft skills are essential in this new working environment, including the ability to lead teams, create a personal brand through networking, manage time without direct oversight, and learn basic coding skills, writes Laura Butler of Outreach Lab. "Being able to learn new skills, delegate important tasks, and brainstorm the developed concepts is critical for almost any profession of your choice," Butler writes.

More organizations are working to make their workplace culture more diverse and inclusive, but doing this through a virtual environment can be tough, Lisa Hawksworth, senior consultant at Scarlettabbott, writes. Hawksworth offers several tips to support this effort, including creating a "shadow board" -- a diverse panel of staffers who evaluate projects, products and messages before they go to the company board.