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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New EEOC Guidance Tackles Employee ADA Rights and Opioid Use
The EEOC has issued new guidance about the rights of employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to an employee’s opioid use, addiction, or past addiction. The
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NJ Legislation to Expand Accommodations for Breastfeeding Employees Proposed
Earlier this year, New Jersey enacted a law to protect breastfeeding employees and require employers to provide certain accommodations to breastfeeding employees.
Notably, this law required reasonable accommodations as a
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Volvo Reaches $70k Settlement in Disability Discrimination Suit After Refusing to Hire Applicant on Suboxone
Volvo Group North America, LLC will pay $70,000 and institute a three-year consent decree to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC).
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New York City Enacts New “Cooperative Dialogue” Requirements for Workplace Accommodations
Several recent New York City human rights law amendments in the past year have steadily increased worker protections applicable to New York City employers. As is no surprise, the mayor’s
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: West Virginia Passes Medical Marijuana Law
On April 19, 2017, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. With the passage of Senate Bill 386, West Virginia
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Eighth Circuit Holds That Employer’s Duty To Engage in Reasonable Accommodation Discussions Can Be Inferred from Circumstances
Bill Egan writes:
Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), a covered employer must provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship on the
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New EEOC Guidance Details ADA Effects on Employer Leave Policies
In newly published guidance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) discusses employer leave policies and the Americans with
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Yet Another Health Care Provider Must Pay For Failing To Accommodate Disability
An Albuquerque nursing home was sued by the EEOC earlier this year for allegedly violating the ADA. It has now agreed to settle for $145,000. (Link: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-2-14a.cfm).
An employee with
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Critical Care Hospital Which Fired Nurse Who Needed Chemotherapy Settles With EEOC
If you were a critical care hospital would you fire a nurse with cancer who asked for an accommodation to get chemotherapy? Even if you had meritorious grounds, would you
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