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Reasonable Accommodation
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GT L&E Blog
EEOC Unveils Final Rule Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Johnine P. Barnes, Shirin Afsous
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect June 18, 2024, but not without legal challenge. The final rule,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Final Regulations under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are Released
By Tracy Thomas
Gillian Thomas, Final "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act" Regulations Were Released -- and its Great News for Women, Ms.On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final regulations implementing…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Scope of Accommodations Required Under PWFA Narrowed in Louisiana and Mississippi
By Katharine C. Weber, Katrin U. Schatz, Tara K. Burke
On the eve of the effective date of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) final Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulations (Final Rule), a federal court in Louisiana postponed the…
BeLabor the Point
The EEOC Final Rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect
Ver la versión en español aquí. Starting today, June 18, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will enforce new regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). With this…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
It was the best of opinions; it was the worst of opinions…
Today, the EEOC's regulations interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act go into effect. Thanks to two very recent federal court opinions from two different federal courts, however, it remains an open issue…
Religion Clause
Catholic Bishops Sue EEOC Over Rules Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Suit was filed last month in a Louisiana federal district court by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic University of America and two Louisiana Catholic dioceses challenging rules adopted in…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
A ruff reasonable accommodation claim
Samantha Howard worked as a pharmacist for Boswell Regional Health Center. She suffers from Type I diabetes along with hypoglycemic unawareness, which prevents her from knowing when her blood sugar…
Understanding the ADA
Does an Employer Have to Allow an Employee’s Service Animal?
I always assumed that a dog satisfying the definitions of a service animal under the DOJ final regulations for title II and title III of the ADA would have to…
Labor & Employment Insights
No Dog Days This Summer: In Howard v. City of Sedalia, the Eighth Circuit Clarifies the Scope of Reasonable Accommodations Again
By Josh Kleppin, Anne R. Yuengert
What accommodations are reasonable under the ADA? Employers are required to provide modifications or adjustments that enable a job applicant to be considered for a position. Beyond the application process,…
Understanding the ADA
Important Pointers About Reasonable Accommodations
Today’s blog entry explores an unpublished decision from the Sixth Circuit on April 29, 2024, that discusses some important points regarding reasonable accommodations. The case is Yanick v. The Kroger…