On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a federal district court’s decision to block the enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) against the State of Texas....more
8/21/2025
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Seventeen Republican-led states can continue their lawsuit challenging parts of the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently ruled the states have standing...more
2/24/2025
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On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new guidance for healthcare providers on what information to provide patients seeking childbirth- and pregnancy-related workplace...more
Just months after issuing its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated multiple actions against employers for allegedly violating...more
11/6/2024
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
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On June 17, 2024, a federal court in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement in Louisiana and Mississippi of the portion of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final rule...more
7/1/2024
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Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
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Reasonable Accommodation ,
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Standing ,
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Title VII
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled its final rule and interpretive guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), clarifying employers’ responsibilities under...more
On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publish its proposed regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in the Federal Register. The PWFA became effective on June 27,...more
8/10/2023
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
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The recently passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), set to go into effect on June 27, 2023, will require employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to workers for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth,...more
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took the position that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard for conducting medical examinations (job-related and...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of remote work, including for positions traditionally not considered eligible for remote work. As employers have returned employees to office work environments, some employees who...more
Join Milwaukee attorneys Sarah Platt and Christine Bestor Townsend as they discuss how things have changed for employers in the era of #MeToo....more
11/7/2018
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One year ago today, 10 days after the Harvey Weinstein story broke, Alyssa Milano tweeted: “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.”
While the #MeToo movement was started a...more
An estimated 9 million adults in the United States are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Eighty-seven percent of U.S. residents report knowing someone who is lesbian or gay, and half report having a close lesbian or gay...more
10/11/2018
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Obergefell v. Hodges ,
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Split of Authority ,
Title VII ,
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