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This week, we’re covering four key employer-focused developments: • a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) authority, • another Fifth...more
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
A Louisiana federal judge has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to remove a portion of its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to the extent that the final rule includes...more
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has finalized its regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which went into effect last summer. After issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in August...more
Our Labor & Employment Group provides the key takeaways from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act....more
On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a Final Rule to implement regulations aimed at enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....more
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As part of the Biden administration’s Fall 2023 Regulatory Plan, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) have released their 2024 regulatory agendas....more
1. The ability to sit 2. Breaks to drink water/have a water bottle 3. Closer parking 4. Flexible hours 5. Appropriately sized uniforms 6. Additional break time to sit, rest, and/or use the bathroom...more
Employers finally have some guidance regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect on June 27, 2023. On August 11, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Notice of...more
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