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Wednesday, March 19, 2024: 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet Posted - As promised, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) posted the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet (“Instruction...more
When is driving an essential function of a job? What if the employee drives herself to customers’ homes to provide services and now wants to use alternative modes of transportation? What if the employee’s request is because...more
This blog focuses on the EEOC’s Technical Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and the ADA and the issue of “Screen Out.” Specifically, what Automated Employment Decision Making Tool (AEDT) developers and employers use to...more
We can’t pass up the opportunity to encourage you to stay off the naughty list by telling you about this Eighth Circuit case offering guidance on working with your employees who request ADA accommodations. In Joseph Mobley v....more
We are all familiar with the phrase “No good deed goes unpunished.” That apparently is the theme of an Eighth Circuit opinion reviewing an employee’s suit alleging that she was improperly denied an accommodation under the...more
On December 14, 2021, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers to provide a framework for analyzing when an employee’s COVID-19 infection qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) generally prohibits covered employers from discriminating against employees or applicants on the basis of disability. One form of such discrimination is failing to provide reasonable...more
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has published an extended Q&A designed to support educational institutions in protecting student rights and interests within the context of both virtual and...more
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against a qualified individual on the basis of disability. A covered employer is required, absent an...more
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit—the court that decides federal appeals from South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland—issued an unpublished opinion that serves...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) seeks to eliminate unwarranted discrimination against disabled individuals in order to guarantee those individuals equal opportunities and to provide the United States with the...more
Staffing Agency Refused to Hire Qualified Female Applicants as Receiving Associates, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS - LTI Services, LLC, a staffing agency which serves the northern Indiana and Chicago areas, violated...more
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, plaintiffs have the burden of demonstrating they have a disability that results in a significant impairment of a major life activity. Since adoption of the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA)...more
Discrimination under the ADA is defined as the failure of an employer to make reasonable accommodation to an otherwise qualified individual with a disability....more
Tacoma Dealership Fired Salesman Diagnosed with Brain Tumor - SEATTLE -Titus-Will Ford, a Tacoma car dealership, violated federal law when it fired an employee immediately after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, the...more
Heritage Railroad Failed to Adequately Assess Accommodation for Applicant, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) has agreed to conciliate a disability discrimination charge with the...more
Petro-Chemical Contractor Fired Brothers Because of Their Blood Disorder, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - A Beaumont manufacturing company has agreed to pay $135,000 and to provide other significant relief to settle a...more
Company's Strict Enforcement of 180-Day Maximum Leave and Attendance Policies Disadvantages Workers With Disabilities, Federal Agency Says - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced...more
llinois Manufacturer Fired Employee Because It Regarded Him as Disabled, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - IDEC Corporation, a worldwide industrial device manufacturer, unlawfully fired an employee at its East Dundee,...more
Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Said - BALTIMORE -- Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and provide...more
Contractor Used Medical Questionnaires and Exams to Weed Out Employees With Potential Medical Issues, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Zachry Construction Corporation, a San Antonio-based construction and...more
Employer Fired Employee with Cancer Instead of Granting Request for Medical Leave, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - Illinois Action for Children fired an employee who was on leave receiving treatment for breast cancer...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: After an employer circulated a letter to 146 employees discussing an employee’s EEOC Charge that alleged discrimination on the basis of his disability in violation of the ADA, a federal district court in...more
Company Agreed to Change its Practices and Compensate Victims of Policy Requiring Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire - TAMPA, Fla. - KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm servicing central Florida, will create a class...more
In a battle between a mentally ill employee seeking accommodation for his job at a nuclear plant and federal nuclear safety codes—-which wins out? The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ended up going with safety codes....more