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Employer Liability Issues Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Employee Training

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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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Dining with Dogs – A Restaurant Owner’s Guide to Serving Customers with Furry Friends (Part 1 – Service Pets)

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Dogs are a human’s best friend – but are they the hospitality industry’s best friend, too? Restaurant owners may be wondering what their rights, responsibilities, and options are with respect to letting our furry friends...more

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Client Alert: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls and Risks in Workplace Use of Artificial Intelligence

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Recent surveys indicate the widespread use of generative AI (artificial intelligence) and other artificial intelligence tools by employees in the workplace. This is hardly surprising, given the astonishing level of...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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Interpretation of an Interpreter Request? 11th Circuit Weighs in on Accommodation of Deaf Employee

Your employee requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) but you refuse to grant it. If the employee continues to perform their job, can the employee still sue you for refusing the...more

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Workplace Violence: An Unfortunate Reality – Are You Prepared?

Mass shootings have been increasingly in the headlines in recent years, and many of these incidents have occurred in the workplace. Regardless of anyone’s politics, employers are having to face either the fear of, or the...more

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How to Support an Employee Going Through a Gender Transition

As transgender employees become more comfortable living openly as their authentic selves in the workplace, employers should be prepared to work with transitioning employees. Consider putting a plan in place that fosters an...more

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What Employers Need to Know About Long COVID

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While the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is hopefully behind us, the disease still impacts the employment landscape and likely will continue to do so for some time. Out of the millions of people who have had COVID in the...more

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10 Steps to Mental Health Wellness for Your Employees

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The seemingly never-ending pandemic has affected all aspects of the workplace, with employee mental health and well-being becoming one of the top employee-related issues you need to deal with on a daily basis. The EEOC...more

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K&L Auto Crushers Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Auto Recycler Fired Employee During Treatment for Cancer After Denying Her Requests for Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS – Tyler, Texas-based K&L Auto Crushers will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to...more

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Return to Work Resistance: Navigating the ADA Interactive Process and COVID-19 Disability Accommodation Requests

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As vaccine proliferation continues, employers are preparing to welcome their workforces back to offices and job sites across the country. While many Americans are eager to return to pre-pandemic life, employers can expect...more

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New Jersey Governor Murphy Orders New COVID-19 Workplace Protocols

In an effort to combat the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, on October 28, 2020 Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 192 (the “Order”), mandating health and safety standards to protect New Jersey’s workers...more

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Beware of the Top 5 Employment Law Risks Due to COVID-19

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As employers struggle to continue their operations under the “new normal” of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are already seeing a number of lawsuits stemming from the pandemic.  The following is a summary of the key issues that are...more

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Considerations for Returning to Workplaces in the Wake of COVID-19

As employers look to bring their workforces back to the workplace, they face a range of new guidance, regulations, statutes and orders issued by federal, state and local governments and agencies. Employers will need to assess...more

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Coronavirus Questions? California Administrative Agencies Have Answers!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement, the Employment Development Department, and CalOSHA now have FAQs addressing how the COVID-19. coronavirus affects California businesses....more

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Growing Beyond 49 Employees - Compliance with Employment Laws

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When an employer experiences growth and is projected to employ 50 or more employees, an employer can and should enact policies and assess its practices for compliance with employment laws. Fifty employees is the triggering...more

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Ten New Employment Laws for New York Employers: Have You Fully Updated Your Employee Handbook Yet?

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New York State and New York City started and ended 2018 and started 2019 by enacting ten worker protections that mandate additional requirements for New York employers. If you have not already done so, now is a good time to...more

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Top 10 Mistakes To Avoid in 2019

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It’s hard to believe another year is coming to a close, but here we are. As part of my personal year-end celebration, I have prepared an informal ranking of the top mistakes I’ve tried to help clients avoid, correct, or...more

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The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Newsletter – Fourth Quarter

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Welcome to the Winter edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more

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Wilmington Trust Corporation to Pay $700,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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

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Creating Practical FMLA and ADA Training for Your Managers: Recap of our Webinar

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Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on “Six Ways Your Managers Are Causing FMLA & ADA Leave Lawsuits, and How to Train Them to Stop.”...more

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EEOC Issues FY 2018 Performance Report

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported significant increases in its outreach efforts and enforcement actions to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination during fiscal year...more

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How To Ensure ADA Compliance And Stay Off The EEOC’S Most-Wanted List

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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

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Accommodations May Be Needed For Hearing-Impaired Job Applicants And Employees

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Q: I understand that employers may be required to offer reasonable accommodations to hearing-impaired applicants and employees. When are accommodations required?  What kind of accommodations must employers offer?...more

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The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Newsletter

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Welcome to the second edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more

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