Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Two Recent Medical Marijuana Court Rulings Highlight Growing Challenges to Drug-Free Workplace Policies, Even as Use by Workers Hits Highest Level in 14 Years

There are now 33 states and the District of Columbia that have enacted laws permitting the use of medical marijuana,

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Second Circuit Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That the ADA Explicitly Permits “Hostile Work Environment” Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently that a qualified individual with a disability could bring

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Labor Department Issues New Opinion Letters on Important FMLA and FLSA Compliance Issues

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) – the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Family

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Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Increased Slightly in 2018, as ADA Lawsuits Hit an All-Time High

According to the latest court statistics provided recently by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), the number of

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Disability Ruling by First Circuit Concludes That Uniform Application of Attendance Policy Was Non-Discriminatory

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for

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OFCCP Issues Promised Guidance on Section 503 Focused Reviews in Advance of Posting New Audit Scheduling List

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has launched a “landing page” dedicated to the agency’s upcoming

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OFCCP’s Revised Section 503 Regulations Will Mandate Disability Resurvey of All Current Employees During a Contractor’s Next AAP Cycle

As an advance reminder to employers that are federal contractors subject to the revised regulations implementing Section 503 of the

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Labor Department’s FY 2018 FMLA Enforcement Numbers Show Seventh Straight Year of Decline in Complaint Resolutions

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enforcement statistics released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fifth Circuit, Urging Court To Reconsider Troubling ADA “Direct Threat” Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit urging

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