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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Fisher Phillips on 7/3/2025

New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

What Can Employers Ask Military Veterans During Job Interviews?

Adams & Reese on 10/4/2024

There are more than 8 million employed veterans, or about one out of every 20 U.S. civilian workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics). We have discussed in previous Vets to Ventures articles why veterans become valuable employees...more

[Webinar] Non-Visible Disabilities and Stigma: Tips for Building Acceptance and Belonging - January 11th, 9:00 am PT

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 11/3/2022

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 41.1 million people have a disability in the United States. Not only do individuals with disabilities often face the impact of stigma related to stereotypes and myths regarding...more

#BigIdeas2020: Open Discussion of Mental Health in the Workplace - Employment Law This Week® - Trending News

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/19/2019

A #BigIdeas2020 Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Denise Dadika of Epstein Becker Green: After a decade in which mental health issues have led to lost productivity and talent...more

Exide Technologies Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/16/2018

Battery Manufacturer Rescinded its Job Offer Based on Unfounded Fears of Safety, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Exide Technologies, a global corporation headquartered in Milton, Ga., that manufactures, distributes and...more

Salvation Army to Pay $55,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/4/2018

Aid Organization Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant at Wasilla Store Due to His Intellectual Disability, Federal Agency Charged - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -Global humanitarian organization The Salvation Army will pay $55,000...more

Obesity as Perceived Disability

Ruder Ware on 3/9/2018

I recently did a blog about obesity as a disability under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. I concluded that the condition of obesity did not automatically constitute a disability although courts could find that an employer...more

California Employment Law Notes - November 2017

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 11/10/2017

Newly Enacted California Statutes - Statewide "Ban-the-Box" Legislation - Known as "Ban-the-Box" legislation in reference to the box applicants are asked to check if they have any prior criminal convictions, the new...more

Employment News - November 2017

Hogan Lovells on 11/7/2017

Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Open to non-members – rejection of job application because of previous union activities was unlawful. - Stevenson/Farmer review into mental health in...more

Stepping Out of the Shadows: Accommodating Mental Health Issues in the Workplace

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/9/2017

2016 brought about a host of changes for employers, including new political leaders, ever-changing technology, and new and more open dialogue on a variety of different issues. Aside from politics, perhaps one of the biggest...more

Employer Responsibilities re Mental Health Conditions

Lewitt Hackman on 12/30/2016

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a “User-Friendly Document” explaining the rights of job applicants and employees with mental health conditions. In doing so, the EEOC has confirmed that individuals...more

EEOC Provides Guidance Outlining Protections for Applicants and Employees with Mental Health Conditions

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 12/28/2016

On December 12, 2016, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an informal resource document which serves to remind employers of protections afforded to applicants and employees who suffer from...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: December 2016 #3

Zelle LLP on 12/20/2016

Last week, the EEOC issued a publication on the rights of job applicants and employees with mental health conditions, along with a companion document addressing the mental health provider’s role in reasonable accommodations...more

EEOC Releases Guidance on Mental Health Discrimination

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/16/2016

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance reminding employers that it is illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws to discriminate against an employee simply because...more

EEOC Issues Publication on the Rights of Job Applicants and Employees With Mental Health Conditions

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/13/2016

User-Friendly Document Explains Workplace Protections Under the Americans with Disabilities Act - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a resource document that explains...more

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