Absence Management & Reasonable Accommodation

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By Rebecca Lim

Seyfarth Synopsis: Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and brought about much uncertainty, employers across the globe have had to grapple with the concept of flexible working. The implementation of flexible working differs from organization to organization – some view flexible working as an exceptional accommodation, yet others embrace and encourage it.

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To help employers in Singapore…

Continue Reading Flexible Working in Singapore – Implementation of the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests and What This Means for Employers and Employees
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By Karla Grossenbacher and Leon Rodriguez

Seyfarth Synopsis: With the myriad claims for religious accommodation that came out of mandatory COVID vaccination policies, employers have become familiar how to handle requests for religious accommodation in the workplace.  However, healthcare employers face unique challenges when it comes to request for religious accommodation from healthcare providers who refuse to provide certain…

Continue Reading What To Do When Your Healthcare Employee Objects To Providing Treatment Based on Religious Grounds

By Scott P. Mallery, Ari Hersher, and Clara Rademacher

Seyfarth Synopsis: California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would give employees the right to ignore communications from their employers that are received outside the contours of their “working hours,” which must first be agreed upon, in writing.

If signed into law, AB 2751 would add a section to…

Continue Reading California Considers Cutting the Cord with Right to Disconnect Legislation

Into the Breach is the first law firm podcast exclusively devoted to reps and warranties insurance and the transactional risk markets. Hosted by Seyfarth partners Bryan M. O’Keefe and Gena B. Usenheimer, the hosts in their unique, buoyant style, interview leaders from the industry, and explore the latest developments, market trends, and news impacting RWI and transactional risk insurance.…

Continue Reading Into the Breach Podcast – Episode 32: Cyber Insurance: What You Need to Know for Your Next Deal

By Joshua A. Rodine and Kimberly Shen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment award on an employee’s failure-to-accommodate claim. The Court’s decision focused on the employer’s improperly narrow delineation of the essential functions of the employee’s position.

Hampton v. Utah Department of Corrections

It is the ultimate legal and PR nightmare for any…

Continue Reading Tenth Circuit Highlights Limits on Employers Defining Essential Functions of a Position

By Janine E Raduechel and Holger G. Besch

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tenth Circuit further clarifies The Rehabilitation Act while making it even harder to get rid of failure to accommodate claims at the summary judgment stage; FEHA and ADA implications may follow.

On June 16th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit brought down a case that…

Continue Reading The Art of Defending (or Lodging) a Failure to Accommodate Claim: A Lesson on The Rehabilitation Act

By Linda C. Schoonmaker and Elizabeth L. Humphrey

Seyfarth Synopsis: Hospitals spend copious amounts of time developing hiring systems to ensure that the most-qualified applicants are selected for jobs in the healthcare field. The lives of millions of Americans depend on a hospital’s ability to provide access to knowledgeable healthcare providers, which ensures excellence in patient care. EEOC v. Methodist…

Continue Reading Hospital’s Most-Qualified Applicant Policy Hangs in the Balance in Wake of EEOC Appeal of ADA Mandatory Reassignment Claim, Fifth Circuit Says

By Janine E. Raduechel and Josh A. Rodine

Seyfarth Synopsis: A California Court of Appeal ruled that both the Fair Employment and Housing ACT (FEHA) and California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave law (PDL) require a plaintiff to prove that the plaintiff had a condition related to pregnancy and, with a reasonable accommodation, the plaintiff could have performed the essential functions of…

Continue Reading California Appellate Court Clarifies Elements of Pregnancy Discrimination Claims

Seyfarth Synopsis: Please join attorneys from Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment group for part three of a micro-webinar series addressing important legal issues and considerations for health care employers across the Bay State.

This program will focus on the obligations health care employers owe to members of the public who seek access to their facilities under Title III of the…

Continue Reading Micro-Webinar Series — Hot Topics in Employment Law for Massachusetts Health Care Organizations: Part 3: ADA Title III / Public Accommodation

By Darien C. Harris, Dawn Reddy Solowey, and Lynn A. Kappelman

Seyfarth Synopsis: As of February 28, 2023, diverse coalitions – including a host of Republican Congressmen and 22 state Attorneys General – have filed nearly thirty amicus briefs urging the United States Supreme Court to seize the opportunity to overturn the decades-old de minimis standard to religious…

Continue Reading With SCOTUS Poised to Redefine Title VII’s Religious Accommodation Test, Republican Powerbrokers and Religious Coalitions Chime In