On December 17, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed down its published opinion in Stafford v. Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc., 2024 WL 5131108 (4th Cir. 2024). In a rare move, the Fourth...more
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On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Final Rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The Final Rule will go into effect on June 18, 2024, nearly a year after the...more
5/14/2024
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Reasonable Accommodation
On March 18, 2020, the Federal Communication Commission (the “FCC”) waived the E-Rate program gift rule which bars service providers from gifting anything of value in excess of $20....more