In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held in Williams v. Kincaid that individuals with gender dysphoria may be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
On February 24, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued an opinion in Brown v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. regarding disability discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and...more
3/12/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Essential Functions ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Interactive Process ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Undue Hardship ,
Wrongful Termination
On May 6, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied summary judgment on a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliatory transfer claim. The court found that the employer’s explanation for...more
5/22/2019
/ Abandonment ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
NYCHRL ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reinstatement ,
Retaliation ,
Termination
On April 1, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied summary judgment in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case, determining that occasionally excusing employees from...more
In March 2010, as part of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was amended to require most employers to provide nonexempt employees:
..“reasonable break time for an employee to...more
On January 8, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued an opinion and order granting summary judgment to an employer, finding the employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act...more