Under the ADA, the railway made an “objectively reasonable” decision to restrict the conductor from driving a train, the 8th Circuit held.
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an employee could establish a failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, where the employee requested to be moved to other positions but instead the employer placed him on unpaid leave....
On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing on its proposed rescission of EEO-1 reporting requirements, at which the majority of the twenty-two witnesses urged the Commission to retain or modernize the framework...
This iteration of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been vocal about cracking down on DEI in the context of Title VII.
Plaintiffs allege the Ivy League institution “actively participated in and amplified” racial and political targeting of its campus members.
A federal court ruling has created a clear legal divide between physical and mental health. Today, this ruling has led to even farther distance between dispute-heavy burden of compliance for companies and the modern medical understanding of mental illnesses. In a July...
Massachusetts employers received a meaningful reprieve this month when Governor Maura Healey’s proposal to tighten the Commonwealth’s noncompete statute was dropped from the state’s economic development legislation. The proposal was part of the administration’s...
In part two of this three-part episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Patty Shapiro and Kate Thompson explore the components of an effective and compliant investigation, including the importance of timeliness and adherence to jurisdiction-specific...
San Francisco has finalized amendments to the city’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance. The most significant change: employees will now qualify for employer-paid parental leave benefits after just 90 days of employment, down from the prior 180-day requirement. Who Is...
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