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Walgreens Pays $205,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Settles Federal Charges That Alexandria Pharmacy Refused to Allow Pregnant Worker Emergency Medical Leave, Forcing Her to Quit - NEW ORLEANS – Pharmacy and retailer Walgreens Co. has agreed to pay $205,000 and provide...more

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The EEOC’s Plan to Root Out Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace   

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Remember last year when we repeatedly posted about the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP Act telling you that the EEOC was going to have pregnancy discrimination on its radar? Recent activity from the EEOC...more

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Pregnant Workers from Temporary Alternative Duty Policy

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In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employer did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) despite excluding pregnant workers from its “Temporary Alternative...more

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DoodyCalls Will Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

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Pet Waste Removal Company Fired Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Charlottesville, Va.-based DoodyCalls, a leading pet waste removal company, will pay $40,000 and provide significant equitable relief to...more

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Virginia Employers: The Deadline is October 29, 2020 to Put Up New Mandatory Workplace Posters and Make Changes to Employee...

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A bevy of new Virginia employment laws went into effect in July 2020.  These include new laws related to pregnancy accommodation, expanding worker remedies for discrimination and harassment, and limiting the ability of...more

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Employer’s Duty To Accommodate High Risk Pregnancies

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers Continue to Labor over Pregnancy Accommodations. Earlier this month, Plaintiff Caroline Ruiz filed suit in the Southern District of New York against her former employer New Avon LLC, contending...more

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Pregnant Woman Fired by Text Message: "Sorry . . . But It's Not Going to Work Out"

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File this in the “Managers really can be idiots” folder. Kameisha applied for a job at Jersey Mike’s Subs (which by the way, makes an incredible #13 Original Italian sub). At the time she interviewed for a position,...more

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New Orleans Towing Company Sued by EEOC For Breaching Settlement Agreement

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Company Refused to Pay Money Pursuant to Settlement Agreement It Signed at EEOC Mediation of Pregnancy Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS - TRU Towing Auto, a New Orleans-based towing business,...more

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EEOC Sues Restaurant Maurizio’s Trattoria Italiana for Pregnancy Discrimination

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Restaurant Discriminated Against and Fired Female Employee After Learning She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges - SAN DIEGO - Maurizio's Trattoria Italiana, LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas near San...more

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Silverado to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

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Residential Care Provider Refused to Put Pregnant Worker on Light Duty and Fired Her Instead, Federal Agency Had Charged - MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Silverado, a network of memory care, at-home care, and hospice care centers,...more

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Nursing Mothers Are Now Protected Under the NJLAD

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The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) was amended to prohibit employers from discriminating against women who breastfeed or express milk during breaks....more

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Court Lowers Punitive Damages Bar In Claims Against NYC Employers

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The state’s highest court might have just made life more difficult for employers facing liability under New York City’s anti-bias law. Clarifying a question left open by New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), the New York...more

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Trinity Hospital to Pay $95,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

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Minot Hospital Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Restrictions Related to Nurse's Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - Trinity Health, doing business as Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND, will pay...more

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Tick, Tock….The EEOC Runs Out The Clock – Fiscal Year 2017 Marks A Last Minute Return To Frantic Filing

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With uncertain times and profound changes anticipated for the EEOC, employers anxiously await what enforcement litigation the EEOC has in store. Although 2016 showed a marked decline in filings, fiscal year...more

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EEOC Sues LA Louisanne Restaurant for Pregnancy Discrimination

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Restaurant Engaged in a Practice of Removing Pregnant Female Servers, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - LA Louisanne, Inc., a Los Angeles restaurant and jazz night club, violated federal law when it discharged an...more

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Washington’s New Healthy Starts Act Requires Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Pregnant Workers Absent the Showing...

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Washington’s legislature recently passed a new Healthy Starts Act (the “Act”), which places significant obligations on Washington employers with respect to pregnant employees. These new obligations are not otherwise required...more

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EEOC Sues Silverado for Pregnancy Discrimination

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Residential Care Provider Refused to Keep Pregnant Worker on the Job Working Light Duty and Instead Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges - MILWAUKEE - Residential care provider Silverado violated federal law when it fired an...more

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You Might Feel a Small Stick: EEOC Sues on Failure to Accommodate Phlebotomist

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If an employer provides a temporary reassignment to accommodate an employee’s disability/pregnancy restrictions, does it have to return her to that assignment after her maternity leave? The EEOC seems to think so. In Equal...more

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New Connecticut Law Enhances Protections for Pregnant Employees

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A new Connecticut law significantly enhances existing anti-discrimination protections for pregnant employees. “An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace,” (the “Act”) signed into law by Governor Dannel Malloy on July...more

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EEOC Awarded $118,483 Judgment against Receivable Management for Pregnancy Discrimination

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Hackensack Firm Rescinded a Promotion After Learning That Worker Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge has entered a default judgment of $118,483 against a Hackensack debt collection firm...more

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Carolina Creek to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

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Christian Camp Demoted Employee Because of Her Pregnancy and a Related Complication, Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - Carolina Creek Christian Camp, Inc., a Huntsville, Texas-area...more

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Brown & Brown Insurance Brokerage Firm Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000

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Job Offer Rescinded After Company Learned of Applicant's Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - ORLANDO, Fla. - Daytona Beach-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to...more

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Rescind that Job Offer After Her Notice of Pregnancy? Maybe Not

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Minnesota Supreme Court found that a job applicant need only prove that the employee’s interest in a 12-week maternity leave was the “substantial causative factor” that “actually motivated” the...more

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A Review of the EEOC's Systemic Initiative: Tracking its Progress, Current Priorities, and Key Developments in FY 2016

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On November 16, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which highlights key EEOC developments over the past fiscal year, ending September 30,...more

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Pregnancy Accommodation Headed to Governor

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A bill requiring Colorado employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees has passed both the Colorado House and the Senate and is headed to Governor John Hickenlooper’s desk. Employers already must...more

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