Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated ADA by Requiring an Applicant To Pay for Post-Offer Follow-Up Medical Test

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer’s insistence that an applicant with a

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Guide To Maintaining an OFCCP-Compliant Online “Careers Site”

It has been nearly five years since the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) overhauled its regulations

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated California Law by Failing To Properly Engage in the “Interactive Process” Despite Meeting Its Reasonable Accommodation Obligation

In a case highlighting yet another significant distinction between California law and federal law, and the compliance burden the state’s

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Senate Hearing Highlights Bipartisan Support for Paid Family Leave Program as Well as the Major Differences on How To Get There

There no longer seem to be any major differences between Congressional Republicans and Democrats that some form of paid family

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EEOC Announces Two Multi-Million Dollar Settlements Involving Employment Selection Testing Discrimination Claims

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the settlement of two separate lawsuits brought by the agency claiming that

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Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy Gets Green Light To Survey Current Employer Practices

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a request from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office

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En Banc Eighth Circuit Rules That ADA Duty To Provide Reasonable Accommodation Has Limitations

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer to provide whatever reasonable accommodation is needed to enable an individual

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IRS Issues FAQs Regarding Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Included in Last Year’s Tax Reform Law

The comprehensive tax reform bill signed by President Trump last December includes a little-noticed provision that allows employers to take

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Eleventh Circuit Concludes Employer Did Not Violate Title VII’s Religious Accommodation Requirement, Contrasting with Recent Tenth Circuit Ruling

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a religious failure-to-accommodate lawsuit brought under Title VII by

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