Nearly six years after previous attempts to issue guidance stalled, on September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced long-awaited draft guidance on workplace harassment. The EEOC is acting under...more
On Monday, October 25, 2021, the EEOC released much-awaited guidance on how employers should handle employee requests to be exempted from vaccination requirements because of religious beliefs. The new guidance is in the new...more
Likely, yes, but employers must consider accommodation requests.
While we have not received clear guidance from government authorities on administering or requiring the COVID-19 vaccine, we hope to receive such guidance...more
12/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
Each year, LP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you find this 2015...more
1/29/2015
/ Ban the Box ,
Best Management Practices ,
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Discrimination ,
Email ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
PDA ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Protected Class ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Union Elections
In the spirit of spring, the implementing regulations for the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) are somewhat sunnier than the proposed regulations initially presented by the EEOC in the fall of 2009....more