Seyfarth Synopsis: In a wide-ranging opinion on pivotal ADA and EEOC jurisdictional issues, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in EEOC v. Geisinger Health, et al. called mostly strikes against...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 2-1 decision in Bilinsky v American Airlines, Inc., 2019 WL 2610944 (7th Cir. June 26, 2019), the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed American Airlines’ summary judgment win against a former employee who...more
7/11/2019
/ American Airlines ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Aviation Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Essential Functions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Duties ,
Mergers ,
Qualification Standards ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
US Airways
Seyfarth Synopsis: Google’s recent travails with simultaneous traditional and “reverse” discrimination claims signal a new era of dynamic employment discrimination risk. Employers will be wise to consider the push and pull...more
6/25/2019
/ Affirmative Action ,
Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Google ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eleventh Circuit is the next to find a long-term leave of absence is not a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.
Just a few months after a recent and definitive decision by the Seventh Circuit...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Seventh Circuit sent shockwaves through the EEOC and through the employer community by concluding that multi-month leaves of absence, even those that are definite in term and sought in advance, are not...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a case filed May 8 in federal court in New Jersey, the EEOC sued an IT staffing firm for age discrimination on behalf of a candidate seeking placement into an position with one of the firm’s clients....more
5/23/2017
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Information Technology ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Staffing Agencies
Seyfarth Synopsis: A divided panel of the Eighth Circuit recently decided that an employer may be required to assume or infer from the circumstances that an employee is seeking a reasonable accommodation – even when no...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A seemingly innocuous case filed by the EEOC on behalf of a single charging party against a casino operator highlights some of the risks of betting at the conciliation table. Employers take note!
As...more