A federal Court of Appeals just ruled that extreme obesity not caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition does not qualify as an impairment under the ADA. Under the 7th Circuit’s June 12 ruling, proof that...more
6/17/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Obesity ,
Reasonable Accommodation
Can a former employer’s alleged misconduct defeat a request for injunctive relief against former employees when those departing workers take confidential information and clients to another employer? A federal appeals court...more
3/4/2019
/ Appeals ,
Confidential Information ,
Email ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facebook ,
Former Employee ,
Former Employer ,
Hackers ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Social Media ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
TRO ,
Unclean Hands
Last week, the French Court of Appeals dealt another blow to global gig businesses, ruling that the agreement between Uber and a former driver was “an employment contract,” because the former driver was “dependent” on Uber...more
1/18/2019
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Drivers ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
France ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Ridesharing ,
Right to Control ,
Uber
In a case of first impression, a federal appeals court just found that an applicant’s request for a religious accommodation did not constitute protected activity under Title VII for the purpose of establishing a retaliation...more
11/15/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Protected Activity ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship