Comments To DOL Seek Harmonizing Paid Leave Mandates, Clarifying FMLA Regulations
We recently filed written comment letters with the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to two separate “Requests for Information”
House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnancy-related limitations, unless
1st Circuit Rules That Employer May Have To Accommodate Employee Who Can Do Job’s Essential Functions
Reversing a jury verdict for the employer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that a
Government Personnel Agency Issues Regulations Implementing New Paid Family Leave Program for Federal Employees
As you may recall, late last year Congress included a provision in the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to
Supreme Court’s Religion Rulings Suggest That Justices May Have Interest in Revisiting Employer’s Duty To Reasonably Accommodate Religious Practices
During its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided several important cases addressing religious liberties, one of which relates
Sixth Circuit in Darby v. Childvine Allows ADA Claim Based on Genetic Mutation To Proceed
In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled recently that a claim
Eleventh Circuit Rules in Jean-Pierre v. Naples Community Hospital That Employee Seeking Religious Accommodation Has Duty To Engage in the Interactive Process
A recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit underscores the principle that while an
Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy Releases Results of 2018 Survey of Employer Practices To Employ and Retain Individuals With Disabilities
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) recently made public the results from its most recent
EEOC Gives Go-Ahead To Issuing Proposed New ADA Regulations Governing Incentives for Wellness Plans
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to approve a draft notice of proposed rulemaking to address the extent
Ruling by Third Circuit in Eshleman v. Patrick Industries Serves as a Reminder of the Breadth of the ADA’s “Regarded As” Disabled Prong
The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) in 2008 broadened the definition of who is an