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Reasonable Accommodation
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Businesses
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Following End of Federal Public Health Emergency
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), on May 15, 2023, updated its COVID-19 guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.”…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Issues Updated “Capstone” Guidance on COVID-19 After Declaration of End of Public Health Emergency
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant, David Gobel
On May 15, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released updates to its “technical assistance” on COVID-19-related discrimination concerns in the workplace. The updated guidelines come in response to…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
EEOC Updates COVID Guidance
The EEOC released updated technical guidance on COVID and Long COVID, essentially putting to a close to the many times this guidance has been updated. You can find it here.…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
EEOC issues its final updates to its Covid-19 guidance
With the Covid-19 National and Public Health Emergencies now concluded, the EEOC just published what should be its final updates to its COVID-19 technical assistance, What You Should Know About…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Second Circuit Reinforces Limits on Failure‑to‑Accommodate Claims Under ADA
Reminder to Employers: When an employee discloses a disability, employers have a duty to engage in the interactive process and to provide a reasonable accommodation. However, as the Second Circuit…
Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog
Reassignment as an Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act – Reasonable or Not
By Dan Stern
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently published an opinion addressing reassignment of an employee with a disability to a vacant position as a reasonable accommodation pursuant to…
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
New Laws Protect Pregnant and Nursing Workers
Two new federal laws that President Biden signed on December 29, 2022 will provide more protection for pregnant and nursing workers. While pregnancy discrimination is already illegal, these laws provide…
PrawfsBlawg
Oral Arguments in Groff: Reconciliation and Reasonableness
Main Monday, April 24, 2023Oral Arguments in Groff: Reconciliation and ReasonablenessThe following is by my colleague Kerri Stone, commenting on last week's arguments in Groff v. DeJoy.On April 18, 2023,…
Labor & Employment Report
Don’t Deny a Reasonable Accommodation that Exists – Really!
By Fiona W. Ong
So many EEOC lawsuits - so many lessons... Some recent announcements from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (which is the federal agency that enforces federal anti-discrimination laws) provide some lessons…
Labor & Employment Insights
Review and Revise: Prepare for PWFA’s June 27 Effective Date
By Anne R. Yuengert, Cortlin Bond
You may recall that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act and we blogged about the coming changes here. Given that the effective…