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Reasonable Accommodation
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Ohio Employer Law Blog
WIRTW #689: the “34” edition
134. That's how many different available positions Costco offered to Monica Barnett over a nearly nine-month period in an effort to accommodate her knee and wrist injuries. 0. That's how…
The Employer Report
5 Ways the Proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regs Might Catch US Employers By Surprise
By Caroline Burnett, Benjamin C. Ho, Deborah Olaleye
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently published proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (which became effective June 27, 2023). We covered the new law here, explaining how…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Remote Work for School Principal Is Not Reasonable ADA Accommodation If Physical Presence Is Essential, Federal Court Rules
By By: Melissa M. Pesce, Elizabeth M. Ebanks
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently rejected a school principal’s argument that remote work was a reasonable accommodation for her asthma and restrictive lung disease…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Appellate Court Finds Interactive Process Requirement Met
Years ago, I wrote about how state employment law imposed a duty to engage in an interactive dialogue with an employee who had a disability and was requesting a reasonable…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
Employers Receive Guidance from EEOC on New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employers finally have some guidance regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect on June 27, 2023. On August 11, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Pregnant Employees More Protected Than Ever as the PWFA Goes into Effect and the EEOC Releases Resources, Guidance, and Proposed Regulations
By Dimiana Saad, Alexandria Amerine
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which was signed into law on December 29, 2022, went into effect on June 27, 2023. The EEOC has started to accept PWFA charges…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Releases New Guidance on Accommodating Visually-Impaired Employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant, David Gobel
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document titled “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.” This guidance explains…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): What Employers Need to Know
By Anne Hall
A new federal law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), became effective on June 27, 2023. PWFA adds to existing protections for pregnant workers under Title VII of the Civil…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
EEOC Belatedly Proposes Rules for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Alan J. Marcuis, Scott W. Burton
Although the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or the “Act”) has been in effect since June 27, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or the “Commission”) last week, published…
Labor Days
Proposed EEOC Regulations Mandate Employers to Accommodate Pregnant and Postpartum Workers Regardless of Circumstances
By Kimberly Carter, Ronnie Arenas
Effective June 27, 2023, covered employers must comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)—a new law that requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to workers limited by pregnancy,…