By: Tatiana Sterling, Ashley Casey, Marlin Duro-Martinez, and William Perkins
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The Second Circuit followed the trend set by the First, Fifth, Sixth
Continue Reading The New Standard for Reasonable Accommodations in the Second CircuitBy 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
By: Samantha L. Brooks and Dawn Reddy Solowey
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two cases issued by the Seventh Circuit, Passarella and Dottenwhy v. Aspirus, Inc. and Bube and Hedrington v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc. the Court held that at the motion to dismiss stage, the fact that a religious accommodation request (as plead in a complaint) “involves or even rests” on
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit: Religious Discrimination Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss Even if Request For Religious Exemption to COVID-19 Vaccine Includes Non-Religious Reasoning
By Kristina M. Launey, Scott P. Mallery, David Kim and Galen Sallomi
Seyfarth Synopsis: Now that the Legislature’s September 14, 2023 deadline to pass bills to the Governor has come and gone, we are providing an overview of which employment bills are before the Governor for consideration, including bills that impact non-compete agreements, FEHA protected categories, paid
Continue Reading Legislative Update: Nearing the End of the Road (for 2023)
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 11, 2023, the same day on which the federal government ended the national health emergency related to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a sweeping bill (SB 252) that prohibits businesses in Florida from discriminating in any way against a person based on vaccination status and from requiring face masks
Continue Reading Florida Governor Signs into Law Sweeping Bill that Prohibits Businesses from Discriminating Based on Vaccination Status or from Requiring Face Masks and COVID-19 Tests
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 Darien C. Harris, Dawn Reddy Solowey, and Lynn A. Kappelman
Seyfarth Synopsis: A Third Circuit ruling against a former United States Postal Service employee’s Title VII religious discrimination claim is under review at the Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy. Petitioner’s brief urged the Court to overturn decades of precedent established by the seminal case, Trans
Continue Reading Arguments for SCOTUS to Preserve and Clarify Hardison now in Play as the U.S. Postal Service and its Amici Supporters Fire Back
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
By Grayson Moronta, Brandon L. Dixon, and Robert T. Szyba
Seyfarth Synopsis: Minnesota becomes the latest of a growing number of states to enact CROWN Act legislation, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair textures and hairstyles. Its enactment expands Minnesota employers’ responsibilities under the state’s anti-discrimination laws and reminds employers nationwide to reevaluate their own
Continue Reading Minnesota Joins Growing List of States to Ban Race-Based Hair Discrimination, as New CROWN Act Becomes Law
By Michael C. Addy and Pamela Vartabedian
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 17, 2023, the Tenth Circuit issued a decision in Norwood v. United Parcel Service . The Tenth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision in favor of United Parcel Service (“UPS”), holding that the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) does not require employers to immediately tell employees of approved possible
Continue Reading “Concealing” Approved Accommodations? Tenth Circuit Finds it Does Not Violate the ADA in Certain Circumstances