For retail establishments, developments involving religious accommodation and the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) make scheduling employees more challenging.
Religious Accommodation-
The U.S. Supreme Court...more
9/15/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retailers ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
After being issued more than 12 years ago, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to publish a proposed update to its Compliance Manual section on religious discrimination. Once published, it will be open...more
Claiming that frequent restroom breaks were required by a pregnancy-related medical condition, a former employee’s claims were allowed to proceed under the Americans with Disability Act, but not Title VII. In Wadley v....more
Pregnancy discrimination can arise from an employer’s effort to “protect” a pregnant worker from harm, just as it can from other adverse actions. In Cameron v. NYC Dept. of Educ., 15-cv-9900 (S.D.N.Y), it was alleged that...more