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Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Contractors: Is Your Company’s Web Site Accessible to Individuals With Disabilities? (OFCCP Thinks It Should Be)
In December, 2011, the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) caused much consternation among the federal contracting community by publishing proposed changes to the affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of…
Alabama Employment Law Report
New I-9 Form, Record $240 Million EEOC Verdict
Mandatory Use of New I-9 Form. Beginning May 7, 2013, the use of the new Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 will be mandatory for all employers in the United States. …
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recently Published Scholarship
Marcia L. McCormick, Workplace Reform in a Jobless Recovery, 81 UMKC L. Rev. 347 (2012).Michael J. Zimmer, Inequality, Individualized Risk, and Insecurity, 2013 Wisc. L. Rev. 1.Teressa L. Elliott, The…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Calling a Co-Worker “Stupid” Not Enough to Prove “Disability”, Court Says
With the changes to the ADA laws a few years back broadening the definition of a "disability", there was some speculation (including on this blog) that we would not see…
California Employment Law Update
Store Manager’s Disability And Harassment Claims Were Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Lawler v. Montblanc N. Am., LLC, 704 F.3d 1235 (9th Cir. 2013) Cynthia Lawler alleged disability discrimination, harassment, retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED") associated with the termination…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Exhausted Four Months Of Pregnancy Leave Was Entitled To Further Disability Leave
By Tony Oncidi
Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., 2013 WL 635266 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013) In a case of first impression, the California Court of Appeal determined in this case whether an employee who…
Employment & Labor
Upcoming ADA Seminar: Defense Strategies and Attorney Fee Awards
Join us at this year’s "ADA: Defense Strategies and Attorney Fee Awards in Light of Recent Legislation and Jankey v. Lee" seminar where Weintraub attorney Lizbeth West will be speaking…
California Employment Law Report
Employee’s medical marijuana use is not covered by disability laws
An employer is not required to allow employees to use medical marijuana as a reasonable accommodation under California’s Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA). The California Supreme Court held that it…
Fair Housing Defense
DOJ Announces ADA Settlement Involving the Liberty Bowl in Memphis And Why It Matters to Apartment Communities
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a deal with the city of Memphis, Tennessee pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
Business and Commercial
Cal. Supreme Court Says Prevailing Defendants Are Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees in Disabled Persons Act Injunctive Relief Cases
By Kristina M. Launey and Minh N. Vu Plaintiffs suing businesses in California for alleged disability access violations usually assert claims under a number of statutes, including the Disabled Persons…