Monthly Archives: April 2020

Ruling by Sixth Circuit in Tchankpa v. Ascena Retail Confirms Right of Employer To Request Medical Documentation To Support Request To Telework as an ADA Reasonable Accommodation

In a recent ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that an employer did not violate

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Recently-Issued DOL Regs, IRS Guidance Provide Clarification on New Coronavirus Temporary Paid Leave Programs, But Many Questions Remain

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations implementing two new temporary paid leave programs that were included in

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EEOC Submits Formal Request for Three-Year Extension of EEO-1 “Component 1” Data Reporting, Does Not Intend Further Collection of “Component 2” Compensation and Hours-Worked Data

As it signaled it would do last fall, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted a formal request to

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OFCCP Reminds Interested Federal Contractors That There Is Still Time To Apply for the 2020 “HIRE Vets Medallion Award”

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued an e-mail reminder recently to interested federal

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USCIS Closes H-1B Electronic Registration Lottery; Selected Employers Now Have 90 Days To File for Visas for Eligible Beneficiaries

The process for filing so-called “H-1B” visa petitions changed significantly this year with the implementation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

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Supreme Court Rules in Comcast v. NAAAOM That “But-For” Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

In a major ruling with employment law impact, a nearly unanimous Supreme Court ruled recently that a plaintiff claiming race

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EEOC Revises Its Litigation Policy To Exercise Stronger Oversight, Curb Delegation Authority to Agency’s General Counsel

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken significant steps to implement stronger oversight over the agency’s litigation policy, which

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