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Reasonable Accommodation
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Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines
By Adam R. Long
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated informal guidance on COVID-19 and the federal employment laws that it enforces. This round of guidance focused on COVID-19…
Employment Law Lookout
Hot Off The Presses: EEOC Issues Highly Anticipated Vaccine Guidance
By Karla Grossenbacher and Jean Wilson Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC has updated its Technical Assistance Guidance (“Updated Guidance”) related to COVID-19 and, in particular, what employers are permitted to do…
Employment Law Perspectives
Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Gains Steam, Passing House of Representatives – What Do CT, MA and NY Employers Need to Know?
On May 14, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) in a 315-101 vote, moving the bill to the Senate for consideration. If passed,…
Labor & Employment Report
“Reassignment is the reasonable accommodation of last resort”
By Fiona W. Ong
So my partners and I have repeatedly written that, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers - not employees - get to choose among available accommodations to enable an…
A Lawyer's Blog
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SENIOR TENANTS?
Nuredin v. Koufa Realty Corp., NYLJ April 28, 2021, Date filed: 2021-04-15, Court: Civil Court, Queens, Judge: Judge Enedina Pilar Sanchez, Case Number: HP604/20:"Petitioner filed this HP case seeking an…
Understanding the ADA
Reassignment is a Reasonable Accommodation of Last Resort
Today’s blog entry deals with the question of what happens when an employer demands that an employee move to a different job without evaluating or completely assessing whether that employee…
Café con Labor
Trabajo remoto según la ADA: ¡es hora de asumir de nuevo los procesos interactivos!
View English Version Here Hasta hace poco, el tener un padecimiento médico preexistente lo colocaba a uno al frente de la fila para ser elegible a recibir la vacuna contra…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
Employers, How Are You Handling Ruff Requests?
As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available to more people and states ease gathering restrictions, employees are steadily, if slowly, returning to the office. As life returns to a semblance…
BeLabor the Point
ADA Remote Work as a Reasonable Accommodation – It’s Time to Dust Off Those Interactive Process Hats!
Ver la versión en español aquí Until recently, having a pre-existing medical condition bumped you to the front of the line for eligibility to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Florida.…
California Workplace Law Blog
Ask a Litigator: What Should Employers Know About the Interactive Process?
By Dale R. Kuykendall, Sierra Vierra
As an employer in California, you probably know that the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) requires employers with five or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and…