Sep 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law
As employers continue efforts to return to normal amid a raging pandemic, they continue to be confronted with how to safely resume operations as guidance from the scientific community evolves while still complying with employment laws like the Americans with...
Jul 9, 2020 | Employment Law
On July 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced new mediation and conciliation pilot programs designed to increase voluntary resolutions of discrimination charges. Mediation Pilot Program Under the traditional mediation program,...
Jun 15, 2020 | Employment Law
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Gerald Lynn Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. The Court consolidated three cases involving allegations that employees were fired for being homosexual or transgender in violation of Title...
Jun 12, 2020 | Employment Law
In October 2019, we discussed increased enforcement efforts by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the healthcare industry. Then in February 2020, we discussed the EEOC’s lawsuit against Yale New Haven Hospital for alleged Americans with...
May 20, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law
On March 23, 2020, we wrote about guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) related to COVID-19’s effect on Titles I and V of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. The EEOC’s guidance was...
Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law, General, Health Care
On March 19, 2020, the EEOC issued updated guidance on pandemic preparedness to provide guidance related to COVID-19 and its effect on Titles I and V of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. Importantly, the EEOC notes...
