By: Linda C. Schoonmaker, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, Julia M. Tape, and Nikki Nobile*
On April 10, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued a closely watched decision in Texas Department of Public Safety v. Callaway, No. 24-0966, addressing when a disability is—and is not—protected under Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code. The Court held that an
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Kathryn Weaver, international employment law partner in Seyfarth’s Hong Kong office, will moderate a panel on 4 July 2024 titled, “Prioritising Mental Health and Wellbeing,” at International Employment Lawyer’s Asia-Pacific Employment Summit in Singapore.
This panel will address the urgent need to support employees’ mental health by discussing ways to foster a culture of wellbeing and considering if a ‘right
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By Nancy Chawla, Ben Conley, Caroline Pieper, Joy Sellstrom, and Joel Wilde
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires group health plans and insurers to cover treatments for mental health and substance use disorders in a manner that is equitable to the plans’ coverage of medical and surgical treatments. Exactly how
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