On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Third Circuit and clarified that Title VII of the Civil Rights of Act 1964 (“Title VII”) requires a covered employer that denies a religious accommodation to show...more
7/10/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Substantial Burden ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
USPS
As an employment attorney for more than 30 years, I have seen a lot of change. Changes in the legal system, changes in the law and changes in the types of claims that employees can assert against their employers (or even...more
8/5/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Failure to Perform ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Misclassification ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
Reasonable Accommodation
The FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is raising hope across the nation of a return to some semblance of normalcy in the months to come. In light of...more
12/22/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EEO ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Moderna Inc. ,
OSHA ,
Pfizer ,
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations
As hospitals, large healthcare providers and employers in other industries prepare for the vaccine rollout, many will institute mandatory vaccination policies for their workforce. Employers who implement mandatory vaccination...more
12/10/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FEHA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety