Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

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

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Ninth Circuit, Bowing to Supreme Court Holdings, Joins Other Appeals Courts by Ruling That Plaintiffs Alleging ADA Discrimination Must Prove Disability Was the But-For Cause of Adverse Action

Overturning its own longstanding precedent regarding the proper standard of proof applicable to claims of discrimination brought under the federal

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OFCCP Is Proposing Minor Changes to Its Disability Self-ID Form CC-305, Seeking Comments on Possible Further Improvements

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it intends to seek approval from the

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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

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Labor Department Proposes Changes to Optional Forms Employers Can Use To Comply With FMLA Notice Requirements

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) has published proposed changes to the optional forms that employers can

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Democratic Majority in House of Representatives Has Been Busy Passing Host of Pro-Employee Workplace Bills, Setting Stage for Major Employment Law Changes if Political Dynamics Shift

Last November’s election gave Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight years.

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Federal Appeals Courts Are Nearing Consensus That Plaintiff Must Show an Adverse Employment Action When Asserting an ADA Failure-To-Accommodate Claim

A frequent claim that arises under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is failure by an employer to provide an

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Employers Still Face Uncertainty on Duty To Accommodate Pregnancy Four Years After Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling in Young v. UPS

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), proposed federal legislation that would impose an affirmative obligation on an employer to reasonably

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Ruling by Tenth Circuit Highlights Once Again How Courts Are Inclined To Enforce Overbroad EEOC Subpoenas

In yet another example of how the federal courts typically side with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) when a

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