In Bivens v. ZEP, Inc., the Sixth Circuit held that an employer is not liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII), for harassment by a customer unless the employer intended the harassment...more
8/19/2025
/ Best Practices ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Retaliation ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became law and requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations that are related to pregnancy, childbirth,...more
6/28/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employees ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
With the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine for mass consumption, we hypothesized in our piece titled “Can Employers Make Employees Get the COVID-19 Vaccine,” that employers would be able to require employees to get the vaccine...more