Discrimination, Reasonable Accommodation, Employment Discrimination

Freeing the Well-Being: Mental Health Accommodations in the Workplace

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/30/2024

Does it seem like you are dealing with more mental health issues in your workforce? If so, you are not alone. Recent mental health claim statistics show an alarming increase in chronic illnesses since the pandemic. For adults...more

Groff v. DeJoy and Its Impact on Religious Accommodation

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/27/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of religion (as well as race, color, sex, and national origin), and it...more

New Jersey Now Bans Breastfeeding Discrimination

Fisher Phillips on 1/10/2018

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie began his final week in office by signing 40 bills into law, including an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination that immediately bars discrimination against breastfeeding...more

New IHRA Amendment on Religious Accommodations: What Does It Mean for Illinois Employers?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/1/2017

A recent amendment (Public Act 100-0100) to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) makes clear that employers in Illinois may have dress codes or grooming policies for the purposes of maintaining workplace safety or food...more

Coming Soon: More Paperwork for Healthcare Providers

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 12/20/2016

Employers may see an uptick in requests for accommodations of mental disabilities, and healthcare providers may be asked to fill out yet more paperwork, as a result of two new publications issued by the EEOC last week....more

EEOC Releases New “Resource Document” On Mental Health Conditions under the ADA

Franczek P.C. on 12/20/2016

On December 12, 2016, the EEOC issued a new Q&A style document entitled “Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights.” While clearly aimed at employees with mental health...more

Expect More Mental Health Accommodation Requests – and More Paperwork for Healthcare Providers

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 12/20/2016

Employers may see an uptick in requests for accommodations of mental disabilities, and healthcare providers may be asked to fill out yet more paperwork, as a result of two new publications issued by the EEOC last week....more

A Review of the EEOC's Systemic Initiative: Tracking its Progress, Current Priorities, and Key Developments in FY 2016

Littler on 12/16/2016

On November 16, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which highlights key EEOC developments over the past fiscal year, ending September 30,...more

Sensient Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/23/2015

Dried Food Producer Unlawfully Discharged Workers After Denying Extended Leave of Absence for Disability-Related Needs, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. - Sensient Natural Ingredients LLC, a producer of dried...more

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