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Employment Law Update: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of ADA Employment Protections

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) imposes a general requirement on employers with fifteen or more employees to refrain from discriminating against qualified individuals on the basis of a disability. For those covered...more

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Circuit Split Deepens on “Harm” as a Failure to Accommodate Element

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The split among federal circuit courts of appeal as to whether a disabled worker must show harm in bringing a failure to accommodate claim continues. Recently, the Fifth Circuit joined the majority of circuits in finding that...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof in FLSA Exemption Cases, Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

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On Jan. 15, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, which clarified that employers need only prove that an employee is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by a...more

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