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The Board of Commissioners in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has passed the Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals concerning employment, housing, education, healthcare, and...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
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill significantly amending the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) on May 15, 2024. The MHRA, otherwise known as Minnesota’s anti-discrimination statute, already prohibited discrimination...more
The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights (DCR) recently issued guidance on how the DCR will enforce the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis....more
On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court rendered its long-awaited decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, holding that the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs that would...more
The US Supreme Court on June 30 sided with a website designer who claimed the First Amendment shielded her from liability under state civil rights laws for refusing to create wedding websites for same-sex couples....more
Executive Summary: On June 30, 2023, the U. S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. At issue in the case was a pre-enforcement challenge to Colorado’s public accommodation law, which prohibits...more
Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) constituted an impermissible infringement on its citizens’ First Amendment right to freedom of speech, as the Act could compel individuals and businesses to engage in speech with...more
The New York City Council has passed a bill amending the City’s anti-discrimination statute (the New York City Human Rights Law or “NYCHRL”) to prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of an individual’s “height”...more
New York City Council passed a bill on May 11, 2023, that if signed by Mayor Eric Adams would prohibit discrimination against individuals based on their height and weight and add height and weight to the list of protected...more
Despite New York City’s already extensive anti-discrimination laws, the New York City Council recently passed a bill outlawing discrimination based on weight and height. Further, the City Council is considering various bills...more
The Seattle City Council passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on caste in employment, housing, and public accommodation. Seattle’s mayor approved the ordinance on February 23, 2023, and the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed the rights of LGBTQ+ people to be free from discrimination in the marketplace against a Colorado business owner’s right to free speech when it heard oral argument in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis...more
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on December 5, 2022, in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, No. 21-476, which asks whether a website design company has a constitutionally protected free speech right to refuse to design wedding...more
Effective October 1, 2022, an amendment to the District of Columbia’s Human Rights Act (“the Act”) will expand the universe of workers protected under the Act, as well as codify workplace harassment as an unlawful...more
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey, leading a coalition of nineteen states and the District of Columbia, filed an amicus curiae brief defending the constitutionality of New York’s anti-discrimination law in an appeal to the Second...more
On April 11, 2022, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed into law Act No. 8553, “The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022” or “The Virgin Islands Crown Act of 2022,” which prohibits...more
Adolfo Arellano v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, No. 21-432: This case concerns whether equitable tolling may extend the deadline for veterans to submit an application for disability benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1)...more
On Dec. 1, 2020, the provision of North Carolina House Bill 142 that preempted municipalities from passing non-discrimination ordinances expired. Since then, municipalities across North Carolina have passed...more
For employers, encouraging but not mandating employee COVID-19 vaccination avoids legal risks. Organizations seeking to require vaccination of visitors need to consider public accommodation accessibility requirements. ...more
On October 20, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) settled two religious discrimination complaints involving access to clergy during the Public Health Emergency. Both complaints arose from a hospital’s failure to permit...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged businesses and employers in ways that few thought possible just six months ago. Untold millions have lost jobs, and vast numbers of businesses have been forced to close in an attempt to...more
Co-working spaces are quickly becoming the Uber equivalent to office space rentals for remote-work professionals. On Monday morning, log onto an app and reserve a cubicle space down the street at a price much cheaper than a...more
Lawmakers in Maine closed out the 2019 legislative session with a flurry of activity. Legislators passed more than 500 bills this year, including 50 on the final day, with many targeting the state’s employment laws....more
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed bills into law from the 2019 legislative session that will impact private employers in New Mexico. Below is a summary of several bills that change the law applicable to private employers....more