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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

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U.S. Supreme Court Update: Recent Employment Law Decision

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On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued another important decision in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida. This decision follows on the heels of Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services...more

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Watch the Clock: Fifth Circuit Rules that a Six-Month Delay Can Support a Failure to Accommodate Claim

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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a factfinder could conclude that an employer’s six-month delay during the ADA interactive process could amount to a failure to...more

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Washington Employment Law Updates

A series of employment-related bills have become law and will go into effect in the coming months and years. These new bills contain some significant changes that will likely affect most Washington employers. Understanding...more

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Timing Is Everything: SCOTUS Shuts Down Retiree’s ADA Post-Employment Benefits Claim

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Do former employees have the right to sue their previous employer under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for discrimination in the administration of post-employment fringe benefits? Resolving a circuit...more

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The New Standard for Reasonable Accommodations in the Second Circuit

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with...more

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What to Expect When Your Employee is Expecting Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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For many years, employers have been operating within the confines of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), and the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (“WFEA”) when a pregnant employee...more

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Doing Business in California Guide Updated for 2025

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The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth (and moving towards fourth) largest economy and a market of over 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more

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Quotas for Employing People With Disabilities in a Range of Countries

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The World Health Organisation states that over one billion people live with some form of disability. It has been observing 3 December as ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ since 1992....more

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The U.S. Mental Health Crisis – Neurodivergent Employees

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This article is a continuation of a series of Alerts providing guidance for employers on handling mental health issues in the workplace and specifically addresses issues that relate to neurodiversity and employees who...more

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Disability quotas in Peru

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Any of us could incur a disability due to an accident, illness or ageing and yet we often fail to understand the needs of this group - which can be many and varied....more

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Recent Appellate Court Ruling Serves As a RoadMap For Summary Judgment On Fact-Specific Disability Discrimination Cases

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While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases alleging discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the interactive process, the Court of Appeal recently...more

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Seventh Circuit: A “Do-Over” Is Not an Accommodation

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The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision – holding that an employee’s request for a second chance that allows them to change their behavior to meet employer expectations is not a “reasonable accommodation” under the ADA –...more

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EEOC's Recent Enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need to Know

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A recent Consent Decree between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Lago Mar Properties stands as an important reminder that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is broad in scope and encompasses all...more

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EEOC’s Pregnant Worker Suits Are Compliance Lessons for Employers

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a flurry of lawsuits last month alleging violations of federal law concerning pregnancy and related conditions. These cases highlight a new “Bermuda Triangle” of laws that...more

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EEOC Files First Lawsuits Under PWFA

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On September 10, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the first-ever lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).  The EEOC filed suit in the Western District of Kentucky claiming Wabash...more

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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This spring, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release that its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would be published in the Code of Federal Regulations in April and become effective in...more

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Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … FLSA Protections for Nursing Mothers

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With more than 24 million mothers with children under the age of 18 in the U.S. workforce, many of whom breastfeed their children, it is important for employers to understand the break time and pumping space protections...more

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California Court of Appeals Upholds Adverse Employment Action Where Employee Unable to Perform Essential Job Functions

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This month, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary adjudication to the employer in a disability discrimination case alleging violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The...more

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – The Journey and Final Destination

There has been a lot of talk about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). So, where are we now? What do you need to know? This newsletter provides a snapshot of what it took to get the PWFA and its regulations finalized,...more

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The U.S. Mental Health Crisis and the Workplace

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Real World Impact: This is the first in a series of Alerts that will provide guidance to employers on navigating the complicated mix of concerns that can arise when dealing with employee mental health issues....more

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Navigating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers Need to Know

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers and protects workers from discrimination and retaliation for seeking accommodations. The PWFA has been in...more

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Hank’s Furniture to Pay $110,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges Nationwide Furniture Retailer Failed to Accommodate an Employee’s Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs and Terminated Her - MOBILE, Ala.  – Hank’s Furniture, Inc. (HFI), a nationwide furniture retailer,...more

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Act Now: New York Employers Must Provide Paid Lactation Breaks to Employees

All New York employers are now required to provide 30-minute paid lactation breaks following a recent amendment to Labor Law § 206-c. New York State has long required employers to support working mothers by providing...more

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The Expected Arrival Is Now Here: Pregnancy Fairness Regs Are in Force (Almost Everywhere)

With the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the law on how you accommodate pregnant workers changed last June, and we blogged about it. Then the EEOC issued extensive regulations last August, and we blogged...more

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