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Federal Agency Charged Grocery Store Chain Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment and Fired Her When She Refused to Undergo Unlawful Medical Examination - HARRISBURG, Pa. – Weis Markets, Inc., will pay $75,000 and furnish...more
As we discussed in our previous blog post, in 2021 the EEOC issued a technical assistance guidance addressing employers’ obligations under Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 landmark decision holding...more
Dog Kennel Company Subjected a Recovering Opioid Addict to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – A dog kennel company in suburban Chicago, Rover’s Place, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to...more
Here's what's been going on this week. Some noteworthy labor and employment developments from the past week, in no particular order: Court rules against Christian teacher who wouldn't use kids' names, preferred...more
Downs Rachlin Martin labor and employment attorneys Amy Resnick and Andrea Wright highlight key Vermont and Federal legislative updates from 2020 that impact HR professionals. They walk through: Vermont minimum wage...more
Employer Harassed Line Worker and Then Retaliated Against Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT- A Saranac, Mich., egg producer violated federal law by subjecting a worker to a hostile work environment...more
Courts continue to grapple with the scope and meaning of the ministerial exception doctrine. In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sch. v. EEOC, 565 U.S. 171 (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that a...more
Restaurant Assistant Manager Physically and Verbally Abused Autistic Employee and Forced Him to Quit to Escape Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - Charlotte, N.C. - Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in...more
Giant Retailer Unlawfully Denied Accommodations to and Harassed Cancer Survivor at Illinois Store, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former employee $75,000 to settle a disability...more
Employee Who Needed To Assist Disabled Son Could Proceed With "Associational Disability Discrimination" Claim - Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc., 246 Cal. App. 4th 180 (2016) - Luis...more
A federal appellate court recently held that an employer did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it discharged an employee who had been sleeping at work and falling short of the employer’s performance...more
Power Grid Operator Denied Employee Reasonable Accommodation for Postpartum Depression, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS - Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), a Carmel, Ind.-based power...more