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The Supreme Court “Clarifies” ADA Title I Protections for Retired Workers

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Stanley v. City of Sanford, No. 23-997, addressing the scope of protections available to retired workers under Title I of the Americans with...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your July To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. To ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan for...more

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Seventh Circuit Ruling Allows Non-Disabled Workers to Seek Backpay Under ADA

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The Seventh Circuit (covering Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) recently ruled that a non-disabled employee can recover damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when his employer required a fitness-for-duty...more

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California Federal Court Dismisses ADA and California Unruh Act Claims Against Franchisor

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A federal court in California granted Dunkin’ Donuts’ motion to dismiss claims by customers alleging that a surcharge for non-dairy substitutes in beverages discriminated against customers with lactose intolerance and milk...more

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Under-Performing Pregnant or Disabled Employees: Balancing Performance Management with the ADA, FMLA, and Pregnant Workers...

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Performance conversations can quickly become legal minefields when an employee is pregnant, has a disability, or has requested protected leave. Too often, well-meaning employers delay intervention, mishandle documentation, or...more

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Annual Report on EEOC Developments: Fiscal Year 2024 - An Annual Report on EEOC Charges, Litigation, Regulatory Developments and...

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INTRODUCTION - This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2024 (hereafter “Report”), our fourteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

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Complying With the ADA When Managing Employees With Alcoholism

Employers sometimes encounter intoxicated employees at work, but there are some compliance challenges under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when managing employees with alcoholism....more

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AI Screening Systems Face Fresh Scrutiny: 6 Key Takeaways From Claims Filed Against Hiring Technology Company

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A Deaf, Indigenous woman claims an employer’s use of a popular automated video interview platform unfairly blocked her promotion due to AI-driven biases related to her disability and race. The ACLU filed charges on March 19...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

2025 California Labor & Employment Updates - What You Need to Know Part 1

New legislation in 2025 focusing on Employee Rights, Public Records Act, Disability Discrimination and Wage and Hour Compliance. Employee Rights SB 1340 SB 1340 provides local governmental agencies with the authority to...more

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What Do Businesses Need to Know About the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)?

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In August 2024, pilots employed by Alaska Airlines and members of the Air Force Reserves scored a major victory in a federal appeals court. In Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...more

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EEOC Sues Sam’s Club for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Retailer With Firing Employee After Refusing to Accommodate Her Disabilities - ATLANTA – Sam’s East, Inc. and Walmart Inc., which together operate a chain of warehouse club retail stores known as Sam’s...more

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EEOC Sues Three Employers for Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Alleges Bakery, Hotel, and Manufacturer Failed to Accommodate Employee Disabilities - WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits in three different industries...more

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D.C. Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Proposed Class Action Against HHS for Home Health Aid Shortage

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On August 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a proposed class action accusing HHS of causing a shortage of home health aides willing to assist Medicare...more

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The ADA Turns 34: The Intersection of Technology, AI, and Individuals with Disabilities

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On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. On the recent 34th anniversary of the ADA, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Karla Gilbride and U.S....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Because I Got High: Settlement Reached in Terminated Hemp User’s Disability Bias Suit

When can you rely on a positive drug test to terminate an employee? If the employee suggests a reason for a false positive, like hemp use, can you still side with the drug test? The Sixth Circuit’s decision in Fisher v....more

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Factor One Source Pharmacy to Pay $515,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Genetic Information Discrimination Suit

Federal Agency Charged Pharmacy Pressured Employees and Applicants to Fill Expensive Hemophilia Prescriptions with the Company - DENVER – Factor One Source Pharmacy, LLC, a pharmacy providing specialized pharmacy services to...more

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Medical Marijuana Usage Is Not Protected Under the ADA, Vermont Federal Court Rules

On February 14, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont dismissed a plaintiff’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination and failure-to-accommodate case, holding that his medical...more

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New UK Regulations to Preserve EU-Derived Equality Principles

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The UK Government has introduced draft regulations to preserve in domestic law certain discrimination rights and principles derived from EU law which might otherwise fall away or be departed from following the Retained EU Law...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: June 2023

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Our June update includes cases on whether an employer notified of an employee’s pregnancy just before termination is liable for a pregnancy dismissal, whether an employer’s future discovery of a disability makes it...more

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EEOC Sues Total Systems Services for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Global Payments Company Denied Worker’s Pleas for Remote Work Due to High Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Total Systems Services, LLC, a global payments processing company based in Columbus,...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Applicant Files Class Action Suit Over Alleged AI Tool Discrimination in Hiring

As we have previously reported (here, here and here), there are novel risks associated with employer use of AI tools in the workplace. While such tools have caught the attention of the EEOC and state and local legislatures,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

That well-endowed Canadian teacher -- what would've happened here?

This is a G-rated post. PG at worst. Toronto-area shop teacher Kayla Lemieux -- you know, the one with the famous Z-cup breasts -- has been placed on a leave of absence now that the New York Post has reported that she is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding How Employer Software and Artificial Intelligence May Discriminate Against Individuals With...

On May 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance addressing the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) to employers utilizing software, algorithms, and artificial...more

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New EEOC Guidance: The Use of Artificial Intelligence Can Discriminate Against Employees or Job Applicants with Disabilities

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As the use of artificial intelligence wedges its way into every side of business and culture, government regulation is (perhaps too slowly) moving to build legal boundaries around its use. On May 12, 2022, the Equal...more

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Artificial Intelligence Tools in Employment: The EEOC is Watching Too

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is tasked with administrative enforcement of a variety of employment discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended (the “ADAAA”). The...more

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