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Reasonable Accommodation Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) New Guidance

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[Webinar] Mental Health In the Workplace - September 22nd, 12:00 pm EST

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The EEOC and the DOL have released guidance on employer obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act when employees have mental health issues that interfere with their ability to...more

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The New Era of Mental Health in the Workplace; the FMLA and ADA Implications

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Executive Summary: - There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of the workplace. Whether for better or for worse may be subject to debate and personal opinion, but what is a fairly certain...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on FMLA Use for Mental Health Conditions

The U.S. Department of Labor published “Fact Sheet #280: Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA” in May 2022, to explain leave eligibility under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for use related to an employee’s own...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Federal Focus on Mental Health, FTC and Noncompetes, Gig Work Risks for Hospitals - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we take a look at the federal government’s recently announced focus on mental health. Renewed Federal Focus on Mental Health in the Workplace (see video attached) To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

COVID’s Impact on Mental Health Prompts New Agency Guidance

The peak of COVID-19 infections may have passed, but the mental health effects of the pandemic continue to be felt, and government agencies are taking note. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new guidance during Mental...more

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EEOC Releases Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccinations

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As news of a COVID-19 vaccine increased during the late fall, employers were anxiously awaiting EEOC guidance as to whether they could require employees to get vaccinated. While it will be several more months before the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

BREAKING: EEOC Issues Guidance On COVID Vaccines

And employers will like it. NOTE FROM ROBIN: This is the text of a Legal Bulletin that we sent out today. I am posting it here for those of you who don't subscribe to our bulletins. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

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Employers Must Accommodate Some Workers’ Opioid Use and Treatment

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While the country remains focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. employers cannot ignore the ongoing opioid epidemic or how it may affect their workforces. On August 5, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

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Employer Responsibilities re Mental Health Conditions

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a “User-Friendly Document” explaining the rights of job applicants and employees with mental health conditions. In doing so, the EEOC has confirmed that individuals...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

New EEOC Guidance on Leave Imposes Greater Obligations on Employers

Employers must consider providing unpaid leave and giving priority to disabled employees who want to be re-assigned under new guidance from the EEOC last month. In the new EEOC Guidance available here “Employer-Provided Leave...more

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New EEOC Guidance – Handling Disabled Employee Leave Requests which Conflict with Your Company Policies and Practices

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidance document which provides 20 examples of how the Agency expects employers to reconcile their regular...more

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Time to Check Your Leave Practices: EEOC Issues Resource Document on Employer-Provided Leave Under the Americans with Disabilities...

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In light of an increase in charges filed with the EEOC in which employees claim that their employers are unlawfully denying or restricting the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation, which is a "troubling trend" according...more

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The ‘interactive process’ for handling work restrictions during pregnancy

Our first segments in our six-part series on pregnancy in the workplace focused on how the ADA, FMLA and PDA apply in the workplace to employees before, during, and after pregnancy and child birth. In this segment, we narrow...more

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