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EEOC Discussion Letter: Wellness Programs Must Accommodate Workers’ Disabilities
Employers must make accommodations to allow employees with disabilities to participate in their wellness programs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a recently released informal...
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In Rare Post-amendments Ruling, Court Finds Impairment Not a Disability
Being deaf in one ear is not a disability, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania ruled in Mengel v. Reading Eagle Co. (No. 11–6151, 2013 WL 1285477 (E.D. Pa. March 29,...
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EEOC Urged to Align Wellness Standards With HIPAA/ACA Rules
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s failure thus far to issue clear guidance on permissible wellness incentives threatens to undermine employers’ development of wellness programs at a...
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Employer Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC’s First GINA Lawsuit
An Oklahoma employer will pay $50,000 to settle the first lawsuit the federal government filed to enforce the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The case, Civil Case No.: 13-CV-248-CVE-PJC, was...
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Record $240M ADA Award Likely to Be Reduced
The largest jury award ever for a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit must be reduced to meet a statutory cap, the commission noted May 10 in final court filings. A court will have the...
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Supreme Court Declines ADA Reassignment Question
The U.S. Supreme Court again refused to decide whether the Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to reassign employees with disabilities to vacant positions, without requiring them to...
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EEOC Sues Over Companies’ Use of Background Checks
Two large companies that rely on on background checks to screen new hires are being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It is not illegal for employers to refuse a job to an...
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Employer Settles With EEOC After Providing the Wrong Accommodation
An employer will pay $88,500 to settle claims that it failed to provide the right accommodation to a worker with a disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The settlement...
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Supreme Court Narrows Scope of ‘Supervisor’ Status in Title VII...
The term “supervisor” is not to be taken lightly when determining the scope of employer liability in employment discrimination claims, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 24, the court held in...
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Title VII Standard for Retaliation Claims Gets Scaled Back by Supreme Court
Noting that the increasing number of employee retaliation claims in employment discrimination cases calls for the proper interpretation and implementation of statutory language, the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Rules Could Require Fed Contractors to Hire a Certain Percentage of Disabled
Federal employers and contractors may soon have new disability regulations to follow, two federal agencies have announced. Both the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
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EEOC Says FBI Must Reconsider Special Agent With Vision Impairment
The U.S. Department of Justice discriminated against an individual with a disability in its hiring process, in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
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Contractors Must Implement Hiring Goals for Workers With Disabilities, Veterans
Federal contractors and subcontractors must soon meet a hiring goal for workers with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Aug. 27. New regulations have been finalized that will, among...
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EEOC Sues Popeye’s for Failing to Hire Applicant with HIV
A Popeye’s chicken franchise refused to hire a job applicant because he was HIV-positive, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged in a lawsuit. Famous Chicken of Shreveport, LLC, a...
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Medical Clinic Cited for FMLA Violations, Ordered to Pay Back Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Houston Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic, LLP, for multiple violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, and has ordered the clinic to pay $17,390 in back wages...
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EEOC Increases Fine for Notice Posting Failures
Beginning next month, employers can be fined $210 per incidence for failing to post notices required by federal nondiscrimination laws. The change, which raises the fine from $100 per incidence, was...
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Obesity Can Be a Disability, Court Rules
An employee’s obesity may be a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal district court has held. The employer challenged the claim, arguing that the ADA does not cover...
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EEOC Lawyer Says Leave Is a Very Reasonable ADA Accommodation
While most courts agree that coming to work regularly is an essential job function, many courts also have found that leave for a specified period of time is a reasonable accommodation if it does not...
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EEOC Plans Disability Hiring Goal for Federal Employers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced May 15 its intent to issue regulations that create a plan for federal employers to serve as “model employers” of workers with disabilities — a...
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EEOC: Pregnant Employees Entitled to Accommodation
Pregnant employees are entitled to workplace accommodations, according to new guidance issued July 14 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Because the Pregnancy Discrimination Act...
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