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“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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

OFCCP proposes regulatory changes to reflect Administration’s policies

Spoiler: Section 503 takes center stage. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs dropped three proposed rules on July 1, offering revisions to its existing regulatory scheme. Key highlights: • Executive Order...more

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Tenth Circuit Highlights Limits on Employers Defining Essential Functions of a Position

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment award on an employee’s failure-to-accommodate claim. The Court’s decision focused on the employer’s improperly narrow delineation of the...more

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Happy Anniversary! New Guide for the Rehabilitation Act

Last week, on the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act — which prohibits disability discrimination by federal contractors and other programs receiving federal funds — the EEOC and Department of Labor issued a resource...more

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EEOC, U.S. Department of Labor Issue Disability Resource Guide

Agencies Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor released today a commemorative resource guide...more

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Is COVID-19 a Disability? Answer: Sometimes

The EEOC has updated guidance clarifying when COVID-19 may comprise a disability under the ADA. In a new Section N of its COVID-19 guidance entitled “COVID-19 and the Definition of ‘Disability’ Under the ADA, Rehabilitation...more

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7 Key Takeaways for Employers as EEOC Says COVID-19 Is “Sometimes” a Disability Under The ADA

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As we predicted would happen in our Insight in July, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just released guidance to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the ADA and the...more

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EEOC Adds New Section Clarifying When COVID-19 May Be a Disability, Updating Technical Assistance

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance today adding a new section to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

Remote Work Accommodation Requests in a Post-COVID World: How “Essential” is the Office Anyway?

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After nearly two years of having the flexibility to work from home, it’s not hard to understand why many employees are reluctant to return to the “old ways” of business casual attire, hour-long commutes, and five days per...more

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EEOC Examines Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights

Expert Witnesses Show How Pandemic Harms Already Vulnerable Populations - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace...more

White and Williams LLP

Employment Discrimination Claims Related to Vaccination Refusal – Disability

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The FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is raising hope across the nation of a return to some semblance of normalcy in the months to come. In light of...more

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Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations Of Employees: EEOC Guidance On EEO Law Considerations

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On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance about how federal equal employment opportunity laws (“EEO laws”) may apply to potential employer requirements that employees be...more

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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Guidance with Added Resources

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC”) has updated its technical assistance document, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” to include additional...more

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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance

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On June 11, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published updated information for employers navigating the various requirements regarding employee health screening, reasonable accommodations,...more

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ADA Alert: Seventh Circuit Significantly Restricts Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation… but Cities, States and Other Circuits Take...

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Employers, at least those in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, have finally been given clear guidance regarding how much leave an employee should be given when he or she is unable to perform the essential functions of his or...more

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