The Burr Morning Show: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employment Law Now VII-136 - Summer 2023 Wrap-Up Part 2
The Burr Broadcast Aug. 2023: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employment Law Now VII-130- An Interview With EEOC Commissioner (Vice Chair) Jocelyn Samuels
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Top Three Pregnancy Pitfalls for Employers
Hot Spots in Employment Law 2022
Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners
Employment Law This Week®: DOL’s RFI on Overtime Rule, NLRA Doesn’t Preempt NYSHRL, SF’s Salary History Law, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
Episode 10: Pregnancy Discrimination Insights (Hint: It's Not Just About The FMLA)
Pregnancy In the Workplace...Hot Off the Press
Data from 2022 portends a monumental year ahead for Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) litigation and enforcement. Plaintiffs are filing class-based-employment claims in higher numbers than ever, and class actions involving...more
​​​​​​​On October 3, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the agency against a Western New York staffing agency. The lawsuit alleged that the agency engaged...more
Specialty Apparel Chain Fired Manager After Learning She Was Pregnant, Agency Charged - NEW ORLEANS-Rainbow USA, Inc. (Rainbow), a specialty apparel chain doing business in the Chalmette, Louisiana area, agreed to pay...more
Italian Restaurant Unlawfully Fired Server Because of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO - Maurizio Trattoria Italiana LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas, Calif., has agreed to...more
Company Refused to Provide Light Duty to Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as "Life...more
Pregnant Nursing Assistants Were Denied Accommodations and Fired, Agency Charged - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Scottish Pines), a North Carolina...more
Insurance Company Fired Employee Over Her Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charges - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - USAble Life, an insurance company located in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it fired an...more
Albuquerque Mexican Seafood Restaurant Fired Employee Because of Her Condition, Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque Mexican seafood restaurant will pay $32,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more
Dentist Office Fired Receptionist After Learning of Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Smiley Dental Walnut will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by...more
Moving Company Unfairly Denied Employment Opportunities to Pregnant Woman, Federal Agency Charges - WASHINGTON - Quality Midwestern Holdings, LLC, doing business as Quality Services Moving, a moving and storage company...more
Rehabilitation Facility Fired Employee Because of Her Need for Additional Leave to Recover From Cesarean Section, Agency Charges - DALLAS - Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American...more
Company Rejected Security Officer Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE - Tacoma-based security company Oatridge Security Group, Inc. violated federal law when it fired a pregnant security officer and...more
Package Delivery Company to Reimburse Pregnant Employees Not Granted Accommodations Under Company's Former Policy That Would Have Enabled Them to Work - NEW YORK - United Parcel Service, Inc., the world's largest package...more
Massage Therapy Company Fired Employee Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - ORLANDO - Azul Wellness, LLC, doing business as Orlando Float, which provides massage therapy treatments, violated federal law by...more
Company's Written Policy Terminated Women at the Fifth Month of Pregnancy Regardless of Ability to Work, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSON, Tenn. - A Plus Care Solutions, Inc., a supplier of direct professional caregivers...more
U.S. Military Contractors Discriminated Against Employee Based on Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc. and Sunrise Beach Corporation, doing business as M2 Services...more
Company Forced Pregnant Employees Onto Unpaid Leave, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - An airline ramp and cargo handling company that operated at Detroit Metropolitan Airport will pay $120,000 to settle a pregnancy...more
Ambulance Company Refused to Provide Light Duty to Pregnant Paramedic, Federal Agency Charges - SPOKANE, Wash. - The largest ambulance service provider in the nation, American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc....more
Party Supplier Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Related Condition, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - Party City Corporation has agreed to pay $39,000 in lost wages and damages and to provide other significant...more
Hotel Resort and Spa Failed to Accommodate Employee With Pregnancy-Related and Diabetic Conditions, Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged - TAMUNING, Guam - Verona Resort and Spa, a hotel resort and spa in Tamuning, will...more
Pregnant Employee Denied Accommodations and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charged - RALEIGH, N.C. - PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit...more
Real Estate Investment Firm Fired Employee Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - CAMDEN, N.J. -- Friedman Realty Group, Inc., a Gibbsboro, N.J.-based real estate investment firm that owns and manages apartment...more
Towing Company Must Pay Person Alleging Discrimination Under Mediated Agreement - NEW ORLEANS - A U.S. District Court on Tuesday entered judgment against a New Orleans based towing company for failing to respond to a...more
In the first half of August 2018 alone, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed 16 lawsuits against employers—and hospitality employers should be especially wary about this surge of litigation, as...more
On May 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a settlement with a California credit union concerning allegations that the credit union denied loan approval to a married couple because...more