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The first half of 2025 brought unprecedented changes for federal contractors seeking to comply with federal affirmative action requirements. The rescission of Executive Order 11246 via Executive Order 14173 upended decades of...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fourth Circuit Rejects ADA Claim of Employee Who Tested Positive for Illegal Drugs...more
What accommodations are reasonable under the ADA? Employers are required to provide modifications or adjustments that enable a job applicant to be considered for a position. Beyond the application process, employers must also...more
The ADA requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” to its disabled employees including “reassignment to vacant positions.” More than twenty years ago, however, the Supreme Court held that if another employee “is...more
On January 23, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document aimed at providing guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to job applicants and...more
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 41.1 million people have a disability in the United States. Not only do individuals with disabilities often face the impact of stigma related to stereotypes and myths regarding...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new mandatory “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster....more
In this episode of On Record PR, Caitlan McCafferty goes on record with lifelong disability rights advocate Judith (Judy) Heumann to discuss how business leaders can best approach creating truly inclusive work environments,...more
Over the last couple of months, we have been talking about what qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and what to do when an employee with a disability requests an accommodation in the...more
Store Manager Mocked Job Applicant's Condition and Threw Away His Application, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, violated federal law when its Cedar Hill, Mo.,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: For the first time since the enactment in 2008 of the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), which broadened the definition of a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Ninth Circuit addressed,...more
Battery Manufacturer Rescinded its Job Offer Based on Unfounded Fears of Safety, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Exide Technologies, a global corporation headquartered in Milton, Ga., that manufactures, distributes and...more
Staffing Agency Rejected Warehouse Worker For Being Deaf, Federal Agency Charges - TACOMA, Wash. - A Western Washington staffing and recruiting company violated federal law when it refused to consider a qualified job...more
Retailer Giant Refused to Employ Man Due to His Partial Paralysis, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a Michigan-based discount retailer which has discount stores throughout the...more
Nebraska Trucking Companies Also Refused to Reasonably Accommodate Qualified Deaf Driver, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc., truckload carriers headquartered in...more
National Retailer Refused to Hire Disabled Employee with Job Coach, Federal Agency Charges - BOSTON - Party City Corporation violated federal law by failing to hire a qualified employee with a disability at its Nashua,...more
Staffing Agency Refused to Hire Applicant for Desired Position Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charges - PITTSBURGH - Adecco USA, Inc. (Adecco), a staffing agency, violated federal law by refusing to offer a candidate...more
Linthicum Heights Restaurant Refused to Hire Deaf Applicant, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified deaf applicant for a...more
Lemont Refinery Withdrew Job Offer After Discovering Applicant Had Vision Impairment, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO -- Citgo Petroleum Corporation violated federal law when it withdrew a job offer from an applicant...more
Nebraska Trucking Company Also Made Unlawful Pre-Offer Disability-Related Inquiries, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Werner Enterprises, Inc., a truckload carrier headquartered in Omaha, Neb., violated the Americans...more
Lifestyle Clothing Retailer Refuses to Hire Applicant in Wheelchair, Federal Agency Charges - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Pacific Sunwear of California (PacSun), a leading specialty retailer that sells casual apparel,...more
Home Care Company Refused to Hire Home Caregiver It Perceived as Disabled, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated...more
Aid Organization Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant at Wasilla Store Due to His Intellectual Disability, Federal Agency Charged - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -Global humanitarian organization The Salvation Army will pay $55,000...more
Restaurant Owner Fired Employee for Taking Prescribed Medications for Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Hester Foods, Inc., the operator of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Dublin, Ga., will pay...more
2016 brought about a host of changes for employers, including new political leaders, ever-changing technology, and new and more open dialogue on a variety of different issues. Aside from politics, perhaps one of the biggest...more