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DE Under 3: Diving into DEAMcon23 – Accommodations, DEIB, Disability & More
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#WorkforceWednesday: Mental Health Accommodations and Parity, Board Diversification Law Struck Down, Ban-the-Box Update - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: Vaccine Mandate Updates, Contractor Unique Entity Identifiers, EEOC Nominations & A Reduced VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark
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Medical Practice Resolves Action in Which it Fired Disabled Employee Rather Than Accommodate Her - GAITHERSBURG, Md. — All Day Medical Care Clinic, LLC., a healthcare provider offering a variety of medical specialists who...more
Federal Agency Charges Utility Service Provider Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodation and Fired Employee Because of Her Disability - ATLANTA – Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., a provider of services and products to...more
Settles Federal Suit Charging Home Health Care Companies Failed to Reasonably Accommodate In-Home Therapist Using Ridesharing - DETROIT – Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC, and its affiliated entity Beaumont ASHN,...more
Says Children’s Hospital Rescinded Job Offer to Applicant Seeking a Disability-Related Accommodation - ATLANTA – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (CHOA), a pediatric health care system based in Atlanta, violated...more
Last month, we reported on a decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Tennessee) concluding that an employee’s asthma did not constitute a protected disability under the Americans with Disabilities...more
Says Adult Care Provider Refused to Reasonably Accommodate Employees Returning From FMLA - DETROIT– PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, violated federal law at multiple...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a number of federal court decisions involving disability discrimination claims from teachers who requested full-time remote work as an accommodation for compromised immune systems or other...more
First Federal Lawsuit Claiming Violation of New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - INDIANAPOLIS – Wabash National Corporation, a nationwide producer of semi-trailers and other commercial trucking equipment, violated federal...more
Last week’s decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging LLC, stands as a reminder to employers to exercise caution in how they navigate accommodating employees with temporary medical...more
Federal Lawsuit Charges FedEx With An Unlawful 100%-Healed Policy Against Drivers With Medical Restrictions - MINNEAPOLIS – The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), a global shipping and logistics company, violated federal...more
Easy? Ha! Last week, I posted about “fun” facts related to drugs and alcohol in the workplace. That post was an prelude to what I’ll talk about today: What employers ought to do. As I pointed out last week, marijuana is...more
Federal Lawsuit Says Manufacturer Failed to Allow Any Exceptions to Vaccination Policy - TULSA, Okla. – AG Equipment Company, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma compressor packaging manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired...more
“Nothing worth having comes easy.” -President Theodore Roosevelt Working towards real diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace should not be easy. In fact, it should be an uncomfortable, arduous journey where...more
Warning -- I'm about to go on a rant. Do you ever read something in the news that just makes you go, "Sheesh, people!!!" Or words to that effect? And, no, I am not talking about the Presidential Election. The Wall Street...more
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
Erika Paleny alleged harassment, discrimination and retaliation after informing her manager that she would be undergoing oocyte retrieval procedures so she could donate and freeze her eggs for her potential use at some...more
Settles Federal Charge Finding Company Did Not Communicate with Deaf Worker Who Requested Accommodation - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – ABM Industry Groups has agreed to provide $52,000 and injunctive relief to a deaf worker...more
Last week, we reported a federal appellate decision finding that an employee who insisted on working remotely failed to demonstrate a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because he would not consider alternative...more
If you follow these, you should be in great shape. Reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act continues to flummox many employers. But it shouldn’t be that hard, at least not in most cases. Here are...more
International Freight Company Settles Claim It Fired Manager Because of His Cancer - ATLANTA – Pilot Air Freight, LLC, an international freight shipping and logistics company, will pay $400,000 and provide other relief to...more
In 2023, the U.S. Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and, in June 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) regulations interpreting the PWFA took effect. In general, the PWFA...more
To honor the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on July 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a long-awaited final rule to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for...more
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled workers, but not necessarily the accommodation favored by the employee. ...more
Federal Agency Charges News Organization Refused to Hire Applicant Because of Deafness - RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based publishing company Champion Media, LLC violated federal employment laws when it refused to hire...more
Resolves Federal Lawsuit Alleging Company Failed to Accommodate and Hire Blind and Low-Vision Applicants - SAN ANTONIO — National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI), a Westwood, Massachusetts-based staffing support firm,...more