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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Illness, Disability, and Workplace Performance: A Guide for Employers

In this episode, AGG Employment partners Henry Perlowski and Theresa Kananen tackle one of the most prevalent workplace challenges: managing employee performance issues when illness or disability is a factor. While every...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Fourth Circuit Reminds Employees of Their Obligation to Engage in the ADA’s Interactive Process

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The Fourth Circuit recently reminded employees of their shared obligation to participate in the interactive process with their employer when requesting a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

[Webinar] Labor & Employment Law Update: 2025 Recap and Insights for 2026 - September 17th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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Dealership Denies Disability Dog - EEOC Fetches $30k Consent Decree

In a cautionary “tail” about the importance of engaging in the interactive process, when a Maryland automobile dealership allegedly denied an Iraq War veteran’s request for a service dog to manage panic attacks from...more

Phelps Dunbar

Unleashing Compliance: Navigating Emotional Support Animals and ADA Challenges in the Modern Workplace

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A Maryland car dealership has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit centered on an employee’s use of an emotional support animal. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

End of an Era: New York’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Has Ended

After more than five years, New York State’s pioneering COVID-19 paid sick leave law officially came to an end on July 31, 2025....more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

EEOC Decisions Enforce Stronger Protections for Religious Accommodation in the Workplace

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued significant decisions against two federal employers for failing to provide reasonable religious accommodations to their employees. These decisions...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Case-by-Case Approach Helps Financial Services Successfully Navigate Disability-Related Remote Work Requests

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In the post-pandemic workplace, employee requests to work from home have become increasingly common — especially as a form of reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For employers in the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employers, can team-building get you sued? Four risks, four solutions

Don't go off the deep end. Alison Green of the Ask a Manager blog had a great column in Slate this week about over-zealous employer team-building activities. Here’s the intro: “You’re not leaving yet, are you? Team karaoke...more

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EntertainHR: Jokes Aside—What Hacks Teaches Us About Bad Bosses

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Viewers’ introduction to Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, is of the aging comedian on stage, resplendent in her signature glitter, telling the final joke of her set for what we soon discover is her very long-running Vegas...more

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Extended, Indefinite Leave Request Is Usually NOT a Reasonable Accommodation

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A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals tackled the question of when an employer is obligated to provide leave as a disability accommodation when the leave request is for an indefinite length of time. In...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

From Accommodation to Termination: What Employers Need to Know About Navigating Indefinite Leave

When an employee requests extended medical leave, employers often wonder how long they must wait before it is no longer “reasonable.” The Fourth Circuit recently addressed this in Coffman v. Nexstar Media, offering clarity on...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Understanding DEI Policies in the Workplace Today

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been a hot topic. In 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023), eliminating race as a factor for college...more

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Ten Tips to Help Employers Navigate the “Tetris” of Accommodations

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Many different federal and state laws require employers to provide “reasonable” accommodations. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and Title VII of the...more

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3 Key Takeaways | Navigating Leave Laws: Workers Compensation, FMLA and ADA - Understanding Compliance in a Law Firm Environment

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Kilpatrick partner Jeralyn Baran recently presented to the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Certified Legal Manager (CLM) Study Group on the topic of “Navigating Leave Laws: Workers Compensation, FMLA and ADA -...more

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The Interaction between State Paid Family Medical Leave and Employer Short-Term Disability Programs

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We often are asked how an employer’s existing short-term disability (“STD”) policy will interact with new state medical leave programs. While we advise clients on the interaction with programs in many states, this post will...more

Venable LLP

New York’s COVID-19 Emergency Leave Ends

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New York’s COVID-19 emergency leave law (the “Law”) was a first-in-the-nation law requiring employers to provide paid emergency leave and other benefits for COVID-related quarantine or isolation. On July 31, 2025, the Law...more

Sands Anderson PC

How Long Is Too Long? When Extended Leave Stops Being Reasonable

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Employers often ask: “How long do I have to hold a job open for someone on extended medical leave?” The Fourth Circuit recently tackled this issue in Coffman v. Nexstar Media, offering helpful guidance for navigating ADA and...more

White and Williams LLP

An Interactive Dialogue: The Intersection Between the ADA, FMLA, and PWFA

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In this episode of The Employment Law Counselor, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Victoria Fuller, Partner and Co-Chair of Labor and Employment Practice Group, and Laura Corvo, Counsel,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Mandatory referral to EAP may be "adverse action," court says

"Some harm" is all it takes. A federal appeals court found this week that requiring an employee to enter an Employee Assistance Program may be an “adverse employment action” under the federal anti-discrimination laws....more

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SCOTUS Limits ADA Lawsuits by Retirees Over Post-Employment Benefits

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In a June decision, the Supreme Court limited retirees' ability to bring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits, finding that the ADA generally does not allow claims by retirees or protect post-employment health...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mid-Year 2025

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The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty. Our Mid-Year 2025 report sifts through the volume of federal-level executive...more

McAfee & Taft

Don’t drag your feet on accommodation requests

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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer should grant accommodations to an employee with a disability, so long as the accommodation is reasonable and does not impose an undue hardship upon the employer’s...more

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No Information, No Accommodation: Fourth Circuit Affirms Limits of ADA Protection

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While employers must consider accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, they do not need to guess about an employee’s condition or need for accommodation, according to a recent court ruling....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

“If we do it for you, we’ll have to do it for everybody”: 4 worst practices for employers

Accommodate, accommodate, accommodate! I started practicing law two years before Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and four years before it took effect (1992 for larger employers, 1994 for smaller...more

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