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Litigation Lessons for California Employers
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DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
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#WorkforceWednesday: Mental Health Accommodations and Parity, Board Diversification Law Struck Down, Ban-the-Box Update - Employment Law This Week®
Creating Inclusive Work Environments for People with Disabilities with Lifelong Disability Rights Activist, Judith Heumann: On Record PR
#WorkforceWednesday: Remote Work and Reasonable Accommodations, Important Dates for Federal Contractors, Learn About AI - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Uptick, New York Limits Private Confidential Settlements, Anti-Harassment Training for Virtual World - Employment Law This Week®
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Return to Work: Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Accommodating Employee Disabilities and Religious Beliefs
DE Talk | Improving Disability Employment Outcomes
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Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
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Employers regularly face legal challenges, many of which their employees create. Leave can be especially problematic for both employees and employers. Perhaps what causes employers the most tension is an unlimited leave of...more
Is an employee on an extended leave of absence due to a long-term medical condition protected from employment termination by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The answer depends on multiple factors, including whether...more
Does either party get the benefit of consideration when an employer and an employee disagree about the choice of a reasonable job accommodation for an employee who has sustained a disabling injury? This was an issue when the...more
Atlanta Hospital Refused to Accommodate Employee’s Disability and then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, a public hospital in Atlanta, violated federal law by failing to...more
Employers with fitness-for-duty exam requirements for employees returning from medical leaves should take note of a recent decision by a federal court in Massachusetts. In that case, the Court considered whether requiring...more
Fabrication, Coating, and Assembly Company Terminated Employee Because of His Depression, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Headquartered in Milner, Georgia, Ranew’s Management Company, Inc., local, state, and national...more
The EEOC has long waged war against “no-fault” or rigid employment policies. No-fault attendance policies penalize employees by issuing them points (also known as occurrences) for absences, late arrivals and early departures....more
When a California Court of Appeal revived a workplace lawsuit alleging state law disability discrimination and retaliation claims that had originally been dismissed by a trial court, it did more than decide that the mistaken...more
Hospital Refused to Provide Leave Time as a Reasonable Accommodation to a Class of Employees, Federal Agency Charged - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc., a private community healthcare system...more
Predecessor Hudson City Savings Bank Denied Disability Accommodations to Employees, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - Wilmington Trust Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is cracking down on employers for maintaining leave policies that the EEOC deems a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). These so-called “100...more
In the first episode of this two-part series, John Stretton and Rachel Mandel discuss the complexities surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the interplay between the...more
Even though the #MeToo movement has rightfully commanded overwhelming attention during the past year or so, supervisors cannot afford to lose sight of their substantial legal duties in complying with the Americans with...more
Employee Fired because of her Disability, Federal Agency Charged - RALEIGH, N.C. - Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., doing business as Whole Foods Market, headquartered in Austin, Texas, will pay $65,000 and provide other...more
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Management Services Company Denied Medical Leave to Employee Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO, Calif. -Triton Management Services, LLC, headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., agreed to pay $110,000 and...more
Health Care Company Fired Nurse After She Had a Heart Attack, Federal Agency Says - MEMPHIS - The Highlands of Memphis, LLC and other current or former owners, operators, and/or managers of a nursing home located at 3549...more
Local Supermarket Fires Employee Requesting Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO - Local grocery outlet, PAQ, Inc., dba Rancho San Miguel Market, violated federal law when it fired a deli clerk after she...more
Company Fired Employee for Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Charges - RALEIGH, N.C. - SoftPro, LLC, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., that provides real estate closing and title insurance software...more
Aerospace Company Refused to Reasonably Accommodate Administrative Assistant with Cognitive Processing Disability, Fired Her, Federal Agency Alleges - WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin...more
Novelty Gift Company Failed to Accommodate and Fired Employee Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charges - HICKORY, N.C. - Spencer Gifts, LLC (Spencer), a Delaware corporation that operates novelty gift stores throughout...more
Nationwide Health Care Provider for Jails Denied Reasonable Accommodations to Employees With Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges - PHOENIX - Nationwide health care companies Corizon Health Inc., and Corizon LLC...more
Hotel Owner/Operators Fired Female Employee With Breast Cancer a Week Before Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - The B.F. Saul group of real estate companies will pay $210,000 and furnish significant equitable...more
Sheet Metal Companies Fired Employee After He Lost One Eye Because of Stigmas Associated With Disability, Federal Agency Charges - MIAMI - Universal Diversified Enterprises, Inc. and Universal Diversified Solutions LLC,...more
Company Violated Federal Law by Denying a Security Guard a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - HONOLULU, Hawaii - G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., a security company in Hawaii, will pay $90,000 and provide other...more