Employment Law Now VIII-151 - EEOC Commissioner Interview: Part 1 of 2 on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
DE Talk | Using Employment Networks to Connect with Individuals with Disabilities in an Ever-Changing Workforce
Managing Employee Leave Under the FMLA and ADA
(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 30: Plaintiff Legal Trends with Paul Porter of Cromer, Babb & Porter
The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 13: The Americans with Disabilities Act with Stefania Bondurant
Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 10 – Website Accessibility
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 3: Top Labor & Employment Issues for 2024 with Jennie Cluverius, Cherie Blackburn, and Christy Rogers
ADA Website Accessibility: Insights and Updates — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Workplace Accommodation after COVID: Legal Update
DE Talk | Uncovering the Non-Traditional Workforce: Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Addiction Recovery
The Chartwell Chronicles: Employment Law
DE Under 3: Diving into DEAMcon23 – Accommodations, DEIB, Disability & More
Illinois Federal Court Dismisses CFPB's First Redlining Case, Holding ECOA Doesn't Extend to Prospective Applicants - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Employment Law Now VI-121 - Top 5 Fall Things You Need To Know
Employment Law Now VI-119 - What Did You Miss This Summer?
Recent Developments in ADA Website Accessibility Compliance - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off
New Jersey Officially Introduces Driver’s License Notation for Autistic Motorists - Autistic motorists in New Jersey, as well as their parents/guardians, are now able to request that their autism diagnoses be notated on...more
New York Department of Health (DOH) regulations provide that an adult home may not admit additional residents with serious mental illness if it has a capacity of 80 or more beds and its resident population is over 25% persons...more
Most requests for disability accommodation arise out of the impact of an employee’s medical condition on their ability to perform their job duties. But sometimes an employer is confronted with a disabled employee requesting...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fourth Circuit Rejects ADA Claim of Employee Who Tested Positive for Illegal Drugs...more
Impact of the ADA on Business and Society - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has greatly expanded opportunities for disabled individuals, demanding significant adjustments from businesses to accommodate both physical...more
What accommodations are reasonable under the ADA? Employers are required to provide modifications or adjustments that enable a job applicant to be considered for a position. Beyond the application process, employers must also...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Senate has confirmed Karla Gilbride as the EEOC’s General Counsel, following an almost two and a half year vacancy. As GC, Gilbride is poised to make her mark on the EEOC’s litigation program by...more
Last week, on the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act — which prohibits disability discrimination by federal contractors and other programs receiving federal funds — the EEOC and Department of Labor issued a resource...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New Eleventh Circuit decision says amusement park operators must base rider eligibility requirements on actual risks and cannot simply adopt manufacturer recommendations, even when required by state law....more
The ADA requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” to its disabled employees including “reassignment to vacant positions.” More than twenty years ago, however, the Supreme Court held that if another employee “is...more
On January 23, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document aimed at providing guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to job applicants and...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new mandatory “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster....more
CDC EASES COVID GUIDELINES - On August 11th, the Centers for Disease Control issued new Guidance for handling exposure to, and cases of, COVID-19. Of particular interest in the workplace, the CDC no longer recommends that...more
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced its intent to amend the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to “strengthen and protect rights for students with disabilities.” While the...more
The month of October is designated as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) to educate the public about the issues faced by people with disabilities in pursuing, obtaining, and keeping employment. In this...more
Over the last couple of months, we have been talking about what qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and what to do when an employee with a disability requests an accommodation in the...more
Waves of recent Americans with Disabilities Act litigation have shone the spotlight on the accessibility of everything from websites to gift cards. This has led some businesses to think more creatively about how they can both...more
At the heart of the fight for disability rights is the belief that equitable access should be granted in all spaces where life exists. The Americans with Disabilities Act put in place a formal mechanism for protecting the...more
Hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers are facing unprecedented ethical and legal challenges related to the shortage of critical-care resources for patients during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Some...more
Compliance Today (June 2020) - On March 28, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin reminding healthcare organizations of their obligations under the...more
Store Manager Mocked Job Applicant's Condition and Threw Away His Application, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, violated federal law when its Cedar Hill, Mo.,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: For the first time since the enactment in 2008 of the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), which broadened the definition of a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Ninth Circuit addressed,...more
Battery Manufacturer Rescinded its Job Offer Based on Unfounded Fears of Safety, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Exide Technologies, a global corporation headquartered in Milton, Ga., that manufactures, distributes and...more
Staffing Agency Rejected Warehouse Worker For Being Deaf, Federal Agency Charges - TACOMA, Wash. - A Western Washington staffing and recruiting company violated federal law when it refused to consider a qualified job...more
Retailer Giant Refused to Employ Man Due to His Partial Paralysis, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, LLC, a Michigan-based discount retailer which has discount stores throughout the...more