Association Discrimination

New OFCCP Directive Instructs Compliance Officers To Ask Questions To Determine Whether a Contractor Is Discriminating Against Spouses of Protected Veterans

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive stating that compliance officers will begin

By John Annand|2020-09-21T13:54:20-05:0011/22/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Veterans|Tags: Association Discrimination, OFCCP, VEVRAA|Comments Off

Ruling by Second Circuit Provides Insight on Establishing an ADA Associational Discrimination Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s negative reaction to a non-disabled employee’s

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2020-09-21T13:54:21-05:0011/1/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: ADA, Association Discrimination|Comments Off

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

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2019-10-06T21:34:59-05:0010/6/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: ADA, Association Discrimination, Regarded As|Comments Off