On June 29, 2023 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying how employers should consider employee requests to accommodate religious practices. In Groff v. DeJoy,1 the Court held that in order to deny a...more
7/12/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Substantial Burden ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
USPS
Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing and emerging labor and employment issues. This year, we are pleased to partner with Scotts...more
10/28/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Retention ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Taxes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Relations ,
Leave of Absence ,
NLRB ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a series of directives that would increase the number of vaccinated workers, in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. Guidance applicable to federal...more
11/5/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Preemption ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar is going virtual this year! This series provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing and emerging labor and employment issues.
We...more
10/6/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Regulations ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Sick Leave ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
On September 8, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published updated guidance on complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) amidst the return to work effort during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
9/21/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Risk Management ,
Screening Procedures ,
Workplace Safety