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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ruling by First Circuit in Trahan v. Wayfair Maine Confirms That ADA Does Not Protect Disabled Employee’s Misconduct

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently affirmed a federal trial court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s lawsuit

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Eleventh Circuit’s Post-Young Ruling in Durham v. Rural/Metro Provides Guidance on Who Is a Proper Comparator in Pregnancy Failure-To-Accommodate Case

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case of Young v. UPS that a plaintiff alleging unlawful

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OMB Approves OFCCP’s Prescriptive Disability Self-ID Form CC-305 With Only Minor Changes; Contractors Must Start Using by August 4, 2020

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

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Ninth Circuit Rules in Anthony v. Trax Int’l Corp That Employer Can Use “After-Acquired Evidence” To Show That Plaintiff Is Not a Qualified Individual Under the ADA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held recently that a plaintiff could not continue her discrimination lawsuit

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