News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

Reasonable Accommodation

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Res-Care / Equus to Pay $125,000 in EEOC High-Risk Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/13/2024

Settles Federal Charges Workforce Services Provider in Southern New Mexico Failed to Grant Medical Leave and Fired Employee - SOCORRO, N.M. – Res-Care and Equus Workforce Solutions (jointly referred to as Res-Care/Equus),...more

Passages Family Support to Pay $95,000 to Resolve Religious Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/5/2024

EEOC Investigation Finds Clinic Refused to Provide Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged Employee Because of Religious Beliefs - SEATTLE – Passages Family Support, a non-profit organization with a clinic in Spokane,...more

EEOC Sues Gracious Bakery for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/22/2024

New Orleans-based Bakery Fired Employee Because of Medical Condition Related to Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS – Gracious, LLC, a company based in New Orleans and doing business as Gracious Bakery +...more

Groff v. DeJoy and Its Impact on Religious Accommodation

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/27/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of religion (as well as race, color, sex, and national origin), and it...more

Fifth Circuit Applies Its New Broader Title VII Standard in Bias Case

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/5/2023

On October 11, 2023, the Fifth Circuit issued the first decision applying its broadened standard for Title VII claims in Narayanann v. Midwestern State University. The unanimous three judge panel ruled that a Malaysian...more

Dollar General to Pay $42,500 to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/12/2023

Retailer Settled Lawsuit Alleging It Fired Sales Associate Because of Her Pregnancy - ATLANTA – Nationwide retailer Dolgencorp, LLC, which does business as Dollar General, will pay $42,500 and provide other relief to...more

4 Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Be Tracking as New Term Kicks Off

Fisher Phillips on 10/9/2023

The Supreme Court just began a new term, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. Specifically, the Court will weigh in on whether someone can “test” violations of federal...more

EEOC Sues Florida Care Assisted Living Facility for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/27/2023

Company Fired Employee Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges - MIAMI – Florida Care ALF of Amelia Island, Inc., located in Ferdinand Beach, Florida, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she was...more

Using AI to Facilitate Employment-Related Processes Carries Risk

Tonkon Torp LLP on 9/25/2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and is being used in virtually all industries. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management last year found that almost 25% of employers use AI to make employment-related...more

Lady Luck Steakhouse Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/23/2023

EEOC Investigation Found Restaurant Fired Worker After Revealing Pregnancy - TACOMA, Wash. – Hoyle Enterprises LLC, doing business as Lady Luck Steakhouse (“Lady Luck”), a local restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, has agreed...more

Accommodation Requirements for Pregnant Employees Are Similar to ADA Protections

Troutman Pepper on 7/27/2023

Q: Does the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) require workplaces to change their accommodation and leave practices in a significant way?...more

Did You Hear about the New Law Requiring Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Pregnant Employees?

Dickinson Wright on 6/28/2023

On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became law and requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations that are related to pregnancy, childbirth,...more

A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse Restaurant to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/18/2023

Settles Federal Agency Charges Supervisors Provided Pregnant Hostess a Stool Then Took It Away and Then Fired Her - ST. LOUIS – A.V.I. Sea Bar & Chophouse restaurant, a Wichita steakhouse with an attached catering service...more

Aruba Airlines to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/1/2023

Company Terminated Financial Analyst Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI – Arubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschhappij Nv, Inc., doing business as Aruba Airlines, will pay $75,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination...more

EEOC Sues Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for Religious Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/19/2022

Children’s Hospital Fired Maintenance Assistant for Seeking Exemption to Influenza Vaccine Requirements, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system in Georgia,...more

Circle K to Pay $8 Million to Resolve EEOC Disability, Pregnancy, and Retaliation Charges

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/29/2022

PHOENIX – Circle K Stores Inc. has entered into a nationwide agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve disability, pregnancy and retaliation discrimination charges, the federal agency...more

Staffing Solutions to Pay $550,000 to Settle EEOC Discriminatory Hiring and Placement Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/4/2022

Company Rejected Black, Disabled, Pregnant and Older Applicants and Forced Out Office Manager Who Opposed Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged - BUFFALO, N.Y. – Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc., a Buffalo-based staffing...more

EEOC Sues Heartfelt Home Healthcare Services for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/3/2022

Health Care Company Fired Scheduling Coordinator Because of Her Pregnancy and Related Disability, Federal Agency Charges - ERIE, Pa. – A home health care services company in northwest Pennsylvania violated federal law by...more

EEOC Sues Del Frisco’s of Georgia for Firing Employee Because of Her Religion

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/7/2022

Atlanta Restaurant Scheduled Employee to Work in Violation of Her Religious Beliefs, Then Fired Her for Not Working, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Del Frisco’s of Georgia, LLC, a restaurant located in Atlanta,...more

Restaurant Admits to Pregnancy Discrimination and Pays $30,000 to Resolve EEOC Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/31/2022

Bourne’s House Admits Firing and Refusing to Rehire a Worker Because She Was Pregnant - NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana restaurant admitted that it violated federal law when it fired and then later refused to rehire a worker...more

Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off

Cozen O'Connor on 5/31/2022

As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers....more

EEOC, DOJ Release Expectations on Employers’ Use of Technology, AI for Employment Decisions

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/19/2022

For decades, employers have used technology to help decision-making, from hiring to performance bonuses. While seemingly taking human biases out of the equation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the...more

DLS Engineering Associates to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/26/2022

Federal Contractor Failed to Hire Pregnant Woman, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSONVILLE – DLS Engineering Associates, LLC, a federal contractor based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to...more

Cassone Leasing to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/6/2022

Long Island-Based Company Fired Employee Shortly After Learning of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – Cassone Leasing, Inc., a Ronkonkoma, Long Island-based company that leases and sells office trailers and...more

EEOC Sues Carolina Title Loans / Community Loans of America for Race Harassment and Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/29/2022

Employer Refused to Allow Employee Return to Work with Crutches and Fired Her Because of Her Disability, Federal Agency Charges - GREENVILLE, S.C. – Georgia-based Community Loans of America, Inc. and its subsidiary,...more

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