Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 45: New Leadership at Employment-Related Federal Agencies with David Dubberly of Maynard Nexsen
The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
#WorkforceWednesday®: EEOC/DOJ Joint DEI Guidance, EEOC Letters to Law Firms, OFCCP Retroactive DEI Enforcement - Employment Law This Week®
State AG Pulse | DEI in the Federal and State Spotlight
#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOL Leadership, NLRB Quorum, EEOC Enforcement Priorities - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Should Employers Shift Workforce Data Collection Under President Trump? - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Workplace Law Shake-Up - DEI Challenges, NLRB Reversals, and EEOC Actions - Employment Law This Week®
The Implications of President Trump's EO on Gender Ideology: What's the Tea in L&E?
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: How Will Trump’s Federal Changes Impact Employers? - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-151 - EEOC Commissioner Interview: Part 1 of 2 on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employer Obligations to Accommodate Before Employees Arrive to Work
Reel Shorts | Labor & Employment: Navigating AI Compliance Risks in Recruiting
#WorkforceWednesday®: FTC Exits Labor Pact, EEOC Alleges Significant Underrepresentation in Tech, Sixth Circuit Affirms NLRB Ruling - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-149 - Part 2 of 2: The Final Interview With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
Employment Law Now VIII-148- Part 1 of 2: The Final Interview With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
The New EEOC Guidelines on Workplace Harassment
EEO-1 Filing After June 4: What to Do Now, and How to Prepare for Next Year - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: EEOC’s Settlement with the SSA is a Cautionary Tale for Private Sector Employers & Federal Government Contractors
The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal law enforced by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), went into effect. The PWFA mandates that employers with at least 15 employees, along...more
Both the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) play a crucial role in supporting pregnant employees, each offering unique protections. Understanding these differences is key to creating...more
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued long-awaited enforcement guidance on workplace harassment. The “Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” published in the...more
Laurie Rogers by Laurie Rogers Pregnant workers have certain protections under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but gaps remain. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...more
Aaaaaand we're back! As we did around the same time last year, we would like the thank the readers for y’all’s patience during our summer hiatus to allow our authors to take a short break to get some Vitamin D and replenish....more
Congress worked overtime over the holidays to pass the robust 2023 omnibus spending bill and avoid a government shutdown. Among its provisions are two significant acts related to workplace rights for pregnant and nursing...more
PHOENIX – Circle K Stores Inc. has entered into a nationwide agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve disability, pregnancy and retaliation discrimination charges, the federal agency...more
Eufaula, Alabama Facility Refused to Rehire Qualified, Eligible Former Employee Who Previously Reported Unfair and Discriminatory Treatment During Pregnancy - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Keystone Foods LLC, which operates a food...more
Automaker Made a Conditional Offer of Hire to a Pregnant Applicant but Failed to Hire Her Even Though She Was Qualified and Passed a Company Physical, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Automaker Ford Motor Company will...more
The implications of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional right to abortion have had sweeping implications that affect...more
Employer Declared Employee Was a ‘Liability’ Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges - CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Awon Phie LLC, doing business as Holiday Inn Express North Padre Island, will pay $30,000 and furnish...more
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated its COVID-19 guidance, detailing its view of employer obligations under Title VII when evaluating religious objections to COVID-19 vaccination mandates....more
Company Refused to Hire Pregnant Applicant, Federal Agency Charged - OXFORD, Miss. – Labor Source, L.L.C. doing business as Wise Staffing, part of Wise Staffing Group, one of the largest staffing services in the Southeast,...more
To account for legal developments since our last FAQ concerning employer COVID-19 vaccination policies, we provide updated answers to questions and address additional questions about discrimination, wage and hour, collective...more
Nursing Home Required Pregnant Employees to Disclose Medical Information and Failed to Provide Them With Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Symphony of Joliet, a nursing home, rehabilitation...more
Rehabilitation Facility Fired Employee Because of Her Need for Additional Leave to Recover from Caesarean Section, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS – Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company,...more
Medical Transportation Company Fired Two Women Because They Were Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - PHOENIX – A non-emergency medical transportation company with a call center located in Phoenix, Ariz., will pay $120,000...more
Ambulance Company Refused Reasonable Accommodation to Pregnant Paramedic, Federal Agency Charged - SPOKANE, Wash. — Nationwide medical transportation company American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR) will...more
The FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is raising hope across the nation of a return to some semblance of normalcy in the months to come. In light of...more
Given pending anticipated FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and encouraging vaccine results from Moderna and AstraZeneca, many employers are wondering whether they may legally mandate vaccinations for their...more
Company Revoked Job Offer When It Learned Applicant Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - ST. LOUIS – The Harlan Company, a St. Louis-based construction company, will pay $38,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more
After repeated introductions over the course of several years in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, on September 14, 2020, the House passed HR 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The stated...more
Company Revoked Job Offer When It Learned Applicant Was Expecting, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS – The Harlan Company, a St. Louis-based construction company, violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the last fiscal year before the November 2020 election, the EEOC made significant changes to many of its programs, all in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Like most employers across the...more
San Diego Grocer Failed to Accommodate Pregnant Employee, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO – Ralphs Grocery Company, a national chain of retail grocery stores, has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a pregnancy...more