In a decision that may rattle employers nationwide, a federal appeals court recently revived an Army veteran’s ADA suit against her employer for delaying her request to bring a service dog to work, despite eventually granting...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) rules mandating that employers provide abortion-related accommodations are facing intensifying legal challenges now that a federal appeals court allowed a group of states to challenge...more
3/11/2025
/ Abortion ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
State Sovereignty ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tenth Amendment
The Supreme Court just upended the legal world by significantly reducing the power of federal regulators and placing more authority in the hands of judges – a move that will have a major impact on workplace regulations for...more
The Supreme Court is set to shake up the workplace world by taking away a great deal of power from federal agencies – including the regulators who oversee many of the nation’s labor and employment laws. That’s according to...more
2/2/2024
/ ADEA ,
Affirmative Action ,
Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
SCOTUS ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
For the first time, a federal appeals court has joined a growing number of district courts and ruled that those with gender dysphoria – a medical condition where an “incongruence between their gender identity and assigned...more
As we predicted, on February 10, 2022, Congress passed the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act" (the Act) with strong bipartisan support, thus amending the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to...more
Despite being described as “more deeply divided than ever,” Congress is poised to pass a #MeToo-inspired bill with bipartisan support that would prevent employers from enforcing pre-dispute arbitration agreements without the...more
As we predicted would happen in our Insight in July, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just released guidance to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the ADA and the...more
While employers are excited to see many of their employees return to work following prolonged absences due to the pandemic, one unfortunate consequence is that disability discrimination and failure-to-accommodate claims are...more
North Carolina employers let out a collective sigh of relief Wednesday – not just because Phase 1 of the state’s reopening will begin on May 8, but also because essential businesses will receive a form of limited business...more
5/8/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gross Negligence ,
Health and Safety ,
Immunity ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death