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13 Aug 2021, 2:00 am by Minia Gussman, Associate, Jones Walker
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a former employee’s sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation claims because he hadn’t exhausted administrative remedies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) before filing suit. [read post]
Retaliation claims are the most frequently alleged basis for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the most common finding of wrongdoing, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). [read post]
10 Aug 2021, 12:43 pm
In its recently amended Technical Assistance Guidance (What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made clear that an employer may require COVID-19 vaccines for employees and exclude those with COVID-19, or symptoms associated with COVID-19, from the workplace, because their presence would pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others. [read post]
Similarly, you should identify the number of complaints/charges or lawsuits filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or other agencies during the last few months (or longer period) and determine the root causes and whether there has been an increase in the frequency of such matters. [read post]
7 Aug 2021, 1:42 pm by Gene Takagi
See What You Should Know: Workplace Religious Accommodation (EEOC). [read post]
6 Aug 2021, 9:03 pm by Margaret Sturtevant
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires that employers with more than 15 employees provide “reasonable accommodations” to individuals with disabilities as long as it does not cause “undue hardship. [read post]
6 Aug 2021, 2:36 pm by Kevin Jackson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance stating that employers must provide a reasonable accommodation if an employee’s “sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance” prevents them from receiving the vaccination—unless the accommodation would pose an undue hardship. [read post]
“The period of providing telework because of the COVID-19 pandemic could serve as a trial period that showed whether or not this employee with a disability could satisfactorily perform all essential functions while working remotely,” the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently stated, “and the employer should consider any new request in light of this information. [read post]
4 Aug 2021, 5:58 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidelines for enforcing reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer is entitled to know that the employee has a covered disability and that they require a reasonable accommodation. [read post]
4 Aug 2021, 1:43 pm by Mashel Law, L.L.C.
On May 28, 2021, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release proclaiming that federal equal employment opportunity laws “do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for COVID-19, so long as employers comply with the reasonable accommodation provisions of the ADA and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of… [read post]
4 Aug 2021, 6:28 am by Robert J. O'Hara
The budget proposes increased funding for the Department of Labor (“DOL”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), and the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”). [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 7:28 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
Policies OK Under EEOC Guidance Employer policies requiring vaccinations aren’t surprising, according to Paul Sweeney, an attorney with Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in Binghamton, New York, since the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) “has no objection to an employer’s mandatory vaccine policy provided that employers allow for exemptions for those employees who have a medical condition or… [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 2:00 am by Jonathan Mook, DiMuroGinsberg PC
In reaching the conclusion, Judge Wynn pointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation, which advises: Before considering reassignment as a reasonable accommodation, employers should first consider those accommodations that would enable an employee to remain in his/her current position. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 2:00 am by Saul C. Glazer, Axley Brynelson LLP
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance about whether employers may offer incentives to employees or their family members to get vaccinated for COVID-19. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 9:19 am by Tom Smith
A Harvard-educated biracial doctor filed a complaint with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last month. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 6:08 am by Smith Eibeler LLC
It applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees, except for employees of the federal government, and it is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). [read post]
26 Jul 2021, 2:25 pm by admin
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the process by which the EEOC conducts their review of NERC’s conclusion. [read post]
23 Jul 2021, 3:02 pm by Phillips & Associates
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a guidance document that laid out elements of the EEOC’s positions on gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. [read post]