On June 28, 2024, in a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the long-standing standard known as the Chevron doctrine in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, marking a significant shift...more
7/29/2024
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Chevron v NRDC ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
West Virginia v EPA
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which became effective on June 27, 2023, requires covered employers to provide a reasonable accommodation for a qualified employee’s limitations surrounding pregnancy and childbirth...more
As further evidence that the Biden administration is laser-focused on protecting employee rights, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the United States Department of Labor (DOL), and the National...more
Now that many of us have been vaccinated, what should employers do to ensure a safe workplace in light of lingering threats of exposure to COVID-19? On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more
7/16/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Now that many of us have been vaccinated, what should employers be doing to prepare for returning to a pre-COVID workplace? Throughout the pandemic, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided...more
6/7/2021
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Guidance Update ,
Incentives ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
An issue of key concern to employers now that vaccines are being made available to inoculate against COVID-19 is whether they should require employees to be vaccinated. On Wednesday, December 16, the federal Equal Employment...more
12/18/2020
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Guidance Update ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has long taken the position that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide a disabled employee reassignment to an alternative position for which...more
With the beginning of a new decade comes further evidence of the National Labor Relations Board’s resolve to roll back prohibitive rulings issued during the Obama era. On December 16, 2019, the NLRB issued two rulings which...more
1/14/2020
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Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Information Technology ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Purple Communications ,
Section 7 ,
Unions ,
Workplace Investigations
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) determined that discrimination...more
6/5/2019
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Appeals ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As tributes to former President George H.W. Bush’s legacy continue in the wake of his passing, I find myself reflecting on one particular piece of legislation – the Americans with Disabilities Act – which has impacted...more
A New Plan or More of the Same?
On February 12, 2018, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022. The Strategic Plan serves to provide a...more
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has consistently maintained that leaves of absence should be considered as a form of reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
Out with the old, in with the new: Acting Chair Victoria Lipnic was passed over by the Trump administration to lead the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Fortune 500 executive Janet Dhillon has been nominated...more
On January 10, 2017, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed enforcement guidance on preventing workplace harassment for which it seeks input before implementation. The deadline for...more
On December 12, 2016, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an informal resource document which serves to remind employers of protections afforded to applicants and employees who suffer from...more