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workplace accommodations
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Women's Rights NY
Can I Request Workplace Accommodations for Menopause Symptoms?
Menopause and perimenopause often arrive during the height of a woman’s career. Hot flashes, brain fog, fatigue, and mood changes can make demanding workplaces more challenging. You do not have…
Achkar Law Blog
A Doctor’s Note for Workplace Accommodations
Workplace accommodations are essential for building inclusive workplaces and helping employees with disabilities succeed. In Ontario, employers have a legal duty to accommodate employees with disabilities under the Ontario Human…
Manufacturing Law Blog
First Law in Country to Explicitly Include Menopause as Protected Condition
In a landmark move, Rhode Island has become the first state in the United States to mandate workplace accommodations for employees and applicants experiencing menopause and related medical conditions. The…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Confirmation of Brittany Panuccio Restores the EEOC Quorum: Changes To The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations Coming Soon
By Katharine C. Weber, Joseph J. Lynett, Tara K. Burke
On October 7, 2025, the Senate confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Brittany Panuccio as the third Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner giving the EEOC the quorum needed to make…
Women's Rights NY
Menopause at Work: What Are Your Rights—and How Do You Ask for Help?
Women 45–64 are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. workforce, yet menopause remains the workplace topic no one wants to name. That silence has real consequences: stalled careers,…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Grocery Store Chain Ralphs Wins $7M Employment Bias Trial
By WSNYC Intern
A recent court ruling, raised questions about “reasonable” workplace accommodations and employment bias. A former Ralphs grocery store alleged his employer engaged in religious discrimination. Plaintiff Mohammed Saifudeen’s cause of…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Upcoming Amendments to Illinois Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act
On August 1, 2025, Illinois enacted amendments to its Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (“Act”), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. Under the Act, Illinois employers must…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
A Disability is a Disability is a Disability, Right?
By Danny Y. Yoo
This blog article was authored by Partner Danny Yoo in 2021. It has been reviewed with additional discussion included in August 2025 and is up-to-date. When working with employees with disabilities,…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Rhode Island First in Nation to Require Accommodation of Employee’s Menopause, Effective Immediately
Rhode Island is the first state to expressly require employers to provide workplace accommodations for job applicants and employees who are experiencing menopause and menopause-related medical conditions. This requirement went…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Federal Judge Strikes Down Provision Requiring Workplace Accommodation for Abortions in Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Rule
By Anne Hall
A judge in a Louisiana federal district court has invalidated a provision in an April 2024 final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). According to the judge, a…