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This blog focuses on the EEOC’s Technical Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and the ADA and the issue of “Screen Out.” Specifically, what Automated Employment Decision Making Tool (AEDT) developers and employers use to...more
On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated resource document titled “Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” explaining how the...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new mandatory “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster....more
The subject of transgender Americans has been raised a lot recently, sometimes in political contexts, but regardless of the politics, it is important for employers to understand their obligations with respect to transgender...more
Tune in as our experts share information on the status of vaccine mandate litigation; the new webinar series brought to light by Cornell University’s Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR) School and the USDOL Women’s Bureau; and...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
While employers were busy dealing with a multitude of issues during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Spring of 2020, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) quietly issued some amended...more
Welcome back to our blog series on self-identification compliance requirements and “best practices.” In this third and final installment of the blog series, we discuss OFCCP’s rules requiring self-identification pursuant to...more
Anthony v. TRAX Int’l Corp., 955 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. 2020) - After Sunny Anthony filed suit, alleging she was terminated because of her disability, the employer (TRAX) learned that contrary to her representation on her...more
A #BigIdeas2020 Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Denise Dadika of Epstein Becker Green: After a decade in which mental health issues have led to lost productivity and talent...more
Heeding the adage “no one knows what the future may hold,” the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits have uniformly refused to extend protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to employees with a perceived risk...more
Q: I understand that employers may be required to offer reasonable accommodations to hearing-impaired applicants and employees. When are accommodations required? What kind of accommodations must employers offer?...more
Here are seven things that every employer should know. The Americans with Disabilities Act has been law since 1992, and the rules regarding medical inquiries for applicants and employees have not changed much since that...more
Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Said - BALTIMORE -- Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and provide...more
I recently did a blog about obesity as a disability under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. I concluded that the condition of obesity did not automatically constitute a disability although courts could find that an employer...more
Shipyard Refused to Hire a Hearing-Impaired Pipefitter Because He Used Hearing Aids, Federal Agency Charges - NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News-based shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Incorporated violated federal...more
Portal, Ga., Store Manager Refused to Interview Applicant After Seeing Her Arm in a Sling, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - The owner-operator of a Georgia Dollar General store violated federal law by discriminating...more
Bell Lexus and The Berge Group Refused to Hire Woman Because of a Prescription Drug She Took for Her Disability, Federal Agency Charged - PHOENIX - Two Scottsdale, Ariz., companies will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief...more
Yesterday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Office of Management and Budget renewed the voluntary self-identification form for individuals with disabilities for an additional three...more
Two recent decisions regarding disability discrimination have outlined an employer’s responsibilities when dealing with a potential claim of disability and need for accommodation. These decisions offer reminders for...more
Federal Agency Charged Railroad Company Refused to Hire Qualified Machinist Due to Epilepsy - SEATTLE -- The Washington, D.C.-based National Passenger Railroad Corporation, better known as Amtrak, will pay $112,000 and...more
San Diego Surgical Center Denied Hire to Applicant Due to Perceived Disability - SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Sharp HealthCare, an operator of hospitals and medical facilities, violated federal law when it denied hire to a job...more
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court decided EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, a Title VII case involving religious discrimination. While the case did not directly involve the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the...more