The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently updated and expanded its guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and federal anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Title
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
“Time To Lose A Few Pounds”: Is Obesity A Workplace Issue?
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“The boss thinks you should lose a few pounds.”
An article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal by Lauren Weber and Rachel Emma Silverman opens with this line, and then …
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Another GINA Class Action Settled By The EEOC
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Another employer has settled a GINA class action brought by the EEOC – for $187,500.
The EEOC told a Practising Law Institute conference two years ago of a number of…
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Corporate “Wellness Program” Hits EEOC Radar As Violative Of The ADA
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As insurance premiums rise, and more companies self-insure, “wellness programs” have emerged to merge the interests of employees in being well and employers in keeping them well and away from…
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EEOC Now Using GINA To Target Health Care Facility
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The EEOC just sued a NYC home care services agency for asking job applicants and employees for genetic information, in alleged violation of GINA, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
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EEOC Settles First Systemic GINA Class Action
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On May 17, 2013 we reported that in accordance with its priorities in its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) the EEOC announced that it filed a GINA class action against The…
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GINA Class Action By EEOC Against Nursing Home
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Don’t say that the EEOC did not warn you – it included GINA as one of its priorities in its Strategic Enforcement Plan ("SEP"). So now, hot on the …
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First GINA Suit By The EEOC Quickly Settled For $50,000
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The first lawsuit ever filed by the EEOC alleging genetic discrimination under GINA has been settled, and the allegations in the suit nicely illustrate the requirements of GINA (or at …
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EEOC Regional Attorneys Speak On the EEOC’s Future Targets
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Two EEOC regional attorneys, panelists at a Practising Law Institute conference last week, discussed a number of issues which should be of concern to employers regarding the EEOC’s future plans…
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Orders to “Go see the Doc” cost Baltimore County $475,000
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Bloomberg BNA is reporting that Baltimore County and the Department of Justice have entered into a consent decree wherein the County will pay $475,000 to settle the claims of 10…
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