Navigating Employee Leave and Reasonable Accommodation Requests Under the FMLA, ADA, and PWFA
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Update
Employment Law Now VIII-152 - Part 2 of 2 on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Attorney Interview)
Employment Law Now VIII-151 - EEOC Commissioner Interview: Part 1 of 2 on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employer Obligations to Accommodate Before Employees Arrive to Work
DE Talk | Using Employment Networks to Connect with Individuals with Disabilities in an Ever-Changing Workforce
Managing Employee Leave Under the FMLA and ADA
What's the Tea in L&E? Why You Need Policies for Temps and Other Contractors
(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
Compliance Unveiled: 10 Must-Know Tips for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act & Independent Contractor Rules
The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Expands Title VII, EEOC’s Final PWFA Rule, AI Screening Tools - Employment Law This Week®
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 13: The Americans with Disabilities Act with Stefania Bondurant
The Burr Morning Show: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 3: Top Labor & Employment Issues for 2024 with Jennie Cluverius, Cherie Blackburn, and Christy Rogers
Workplace Accommodation after COVID: Legal Update
Podcast: What Employers Should Know about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 62]
Employment Law Now VII-136 - Summer 2023 Wrap-Up Part 2
The Burr Broadcast Aug. 2023: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Supreme Court Miniseries: Religious Accommodation at Work
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
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
Take note, employers: if your decision to accommodate a qualified employee with a disability is solely based on necessity, you may be inviting unnecessary legal exposure. ...more
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
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
A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued a decision in Kuklenski v. Medtronic USA, Inc., No. 24-1310 (8th Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), finding that the definition of “employee” in...more
Fourth Circuit Stays Injunction Barring Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit issued an order in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Donald Trump, No. 25-1189...more
Bowman v. Allen Harim Foods, IAB No. 1541176 (Dec. 18, 2024) - On November 4, 2023, the claimant injured his left knee in a compensable work accident that required surgery to his patella. He had to switch doctors after his...more
With a significant rise in diagnoses, it is more important than ever that employers have an understanding and awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace. Below, we explore the perspectives of the UK and Poland in managing...more
In a case successfully defended on behalf of a Maryland employer by Whiteford attorneys before the U.S. District Court for Maryland, an employee challenged a Maryland employer’s right to terminate employment due to the use of...more
Can remote polices from the pandemic be used against a company trying to bring employees back into the office? In certain circumstances, yes. Recently, courts have allowed juries to decide if onsite work is essential when the...more
The Supreme Court has ruled that a disabled employee should have been considered for redeployment to another vacant position outside their place of work....more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Maryland Health Care Provider Terminated Employee with Vision Impairments for Requesting Reasonable Accommodation on First Day of Work - BALTIMORE – All Day Medical Care Clinic, LLC, which operates five medical clinics in...more
To add to a very busy two weeks of employment law developments, on April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule and interpretative guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers...more
The Fourth Circuit has handed down a decision that provides helpful guidance to employers seeking to provide reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
On January 25, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) motion to dismiss plaintiff Donald Glover’s complaint in Donald Glover v. The Children’s...more
2023 has brought many updates and changes to the legal landscape. Our blog posts have covered many of them, but you may not remember (or care to remember) them. Before moving on to 2024, let’s take a moment to review our top...more