On December 16, 2020, on the heels of the FDA providing its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its much anticipated guidance...more
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Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in the closely watched case of Young v. UPS, holding that a plaintiff may be able to prove unlawful failure to accommodate a pregnancy-related condition through...more
As of January 1, 2015, the recently enacted pregnancy accommodation amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) will go into effect, requiring many Illinois employers to update or change their policies and practices...more