The EEOC just reported that of the 110 lawsuits that it filed in in the year prior to 9/30/24, 48 were disability discrimination claims filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Retaliation claims came in second with “over 40,”
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Recent EEOC Lawsuits Warn Employers: Compliance with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Not Optional
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not playing. The agency that enforces the federal anti-discrimination laws, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) sent a clear message to U.S. employers last week: Learn your legal obligations toward pregnant workers…
Have You Encountered A Professional Victim?
We all know that there are enough cases of real discrimination and harassment in the workplace to keep all of us busy all of the time. Which is why blogs such as this exist – to advise employers about the…
If Racism Causes Damage To The Brain and Aging, What About Sexism, Ageism, etc.
Scientific studies demonstrate that racism can have disastrous effects on the brain, and cause aging and dementia. I posted about these studies this week and noted:“’’Two terrible things have now crossed paths.’ According to new research ‘the chronic stress of…
Racism, Aging and Dementia: New Studies
While this is not just an employment issue, people should be aware of the pernicious effects of racial discrimination. And employers and employees should be aware that racial discrimination in the workplace has far worse effects than previously understood. In…
Ok, One More Than I’ll Stop
By now y’all get the point. This is my third post in a week about how the EEOC seems to focus in on health care and medical providers when it comes to disability claims under the ADA. You know –…
Mental Health at Work: Because ‘Suck It Up’ Isn't a Strategy
This weekend, I steeped myself in the wellness community. My law partners Steve Sidman and Justin Nahama joined Deepak Chopra’s Sages & Scientists 2024 symposium to learn from entrepreneurs, medical experts, philosophers, and artists to talk about wellbeing and humanity,…
The EEOC Plucks Another Low Hanging Fruit!
Before the ink was even dry on my blog post yesterday, which discussed the EEOC seeming to zero in on healthcare folks or companies for disability discrimination, the EEOC struck again with another such lawsuit. In a press release today,…
Is The EEOC Still Going After Low-Hanging Fruit?
Years ago, I posted – often – about the number of medical and health practitioners and companies being charged with discriminating against people with disabilities. Seemed that this was a frequent scenario, and I wondered about it in my monthly…
Employers Beware: “Demure” Got a Makeover and Just Walked Into Your Office
This weekend, I learned about a new TikTok trend that had me counting down the days until I hear about it from an employer.TikTok creator Jools Lebron created a viral video, which I read about in the NYT here,…