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Seventh Circuit in Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That ADA Prohibits Disability-Based Workplace Harassment Lakis is not aware of any courts that have ruled to the contrary.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled recently in the case of Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s

By |2020-02-09T23:37:53-05:002/9/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Seventh Circuit in Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That ADA Prohibits Disability-Based Workplace Harassment Lakis is not aware of any courts that have ruled to the contrary.

Seventh Circuit in Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That ADA Prohibits Disability-Based Workplace Harassment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled recently in the case of Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s

By |2020-02-02T14:56:12-05:002/2/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Seventh Circuit in Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That ADA Prohibits Disability-Based Workplace Harassment

OFCCP’s FY 2019 Enforcement Numbers Show a 30% Increase in Closed Audits Over Previous Year, Record Amount in Monetary Benefits

Enforcement data posted recently by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) show a 30%

By |2019-11-29T11:37:01-05:0011/29/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , |Comments Off on OFCCP’s FY 2019 Enforcement Numbers Show a 30% Increase in Closed Audits Over Previous Year, Record Amount in Monetary Benefits

EEOC Has Begun Rescinding Certain Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents in Response to Trump Regulatory Reform Executive Orders

In what appears to be in direct response to a number of regulatory reform Executive Orders issued by President Trump

By |2019-11-22T16:49:07-05:0011/22/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on EEOC Has Begun Rescinding Certain Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents in Response to Trump Regulatory Reform Executive Orders

Ruling by Second Circuit Provides Insight on Establishing an ADA Associational Discrimination Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s negative reaction to a non-disabled employee’s

By |2020-09-21T13:54:21-05:0011/1/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , |Comments Off on Ruling by Second Circuit Provides Insight on Establishing an ADA Associational Discrimination Claim

Guide to Best Practices for Responding to Religious Accommodation Requests Under Title VII

The recent publication by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) of proposed revisions to its regulations

By |2019-10-28T08:31:55-05:0010/28/2019|Categories: Compliance Tools, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Guide to Best Practices for Responding to Religious Accommodation Requests Under Title VII

OFCCP Litigation and Settlement Update: Latest Developments Feature Large Financial Settlements, Increase in Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements

For anyone who believed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) would ease off

By |2020-09-21T13:54:21-05:0010/20/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Litigation and Settlement Update: Latest Developments Feature Large Financial Settlements, Increase in Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements

Eleventh Circuit Rules That ADA’s “Regarded As” Prong Applies Only If Employer Perceives an Existing (Not Future) Impairment

Rejecting an attempt by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to extend the scope of who is a protected individual

By |2019-10-06T21:34:59-05:0010/6/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Eleventh Circuit Rules That ADA’s “Regarded As” Prong Applies Only If Employer Perceives an Existing (Not Future) Impairment