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ADA - Reasonable Accommodation
It is well settled that when requesting reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees are not required to use the words “ADA,” “reasonable accommodation,” “disability,” or any other special words—nor are they required to make the request in any specific manner (
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
As previously discussed in our four-part series, on April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released final Title IX regulations that apply to complaints of sex discrimination occurring on or after the effective date (i.e.,August 1, 2024). States wasted no time in filing lawsuits challenging
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
This is part four of a series examining the most topical changes applicable to higher educationcontained in the new Title IX regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education on April 19, 2024. Changes applicable only to K–12 are not included in this analysis. This article addresses miscellan
Utah
Earlier this year, Utah joined the growing number of states to enact legislation to ban employers from requiring confidentiality clauses or agreements that block employees from speaking openly about sexual misconduct allegations in the workplace.
FLSA - Hours Worked
In Walters v. Professional Labor Group, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will decide whether employee travel time to and from remote jobsites that requires an overnight stay is compensable. On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed an amicus brief urging the
Benefits - Fiduciary
What has changed with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final regulations and certain prohibited transaction exemptions (PTEs)? Is it really that bad even for plan sponsors, as we hear from the many critics of the DOL’s newest definition of a fiduciary? It may or may not be, depending in
California - General
On April 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025. The ordinance, which is similar to an ordinance issued by the City of Los Angeles, applies to retail employers with at
Immigration - Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released new data confirming a significant decrease in the number of H-1B registrations submitted for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. While the number of unique beneficiaries remained comparable to last year’s data, the number of eligible reg
Minnesota - General
In the homestretch of Minnesota’s 2024 legislative session, tension has mounted in St. Paul as state House and Senate committees scramble to secure enough votes to place their bills on Governor Tim Walz’s desk for signature. With multiple bills in play, legislators continue to engage in strategic om
HR - Whistleblowing
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division launched a new pilot program to enable whistleblowers to avoid prosecution when they voluntarily report new information to federal law enforcement authorities about criminal conduct involving corporations, including financial
Illinois - General
The Illinois legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) per-scan damages and provide a potential lifeline to employers that face potentially catastrophic damages awards for technical violations.
Benefits - HIPAA
Employers will soon see the national debate about abortion popping up in some unexpected places: the HIPAA privacy policies and procedures and notices of privacy practices they use for their health benefit plans.
OSHA - Record Keeping
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence workplaces in the United States. By the time this series is complete, the read
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
This is part three of a series examining the most topical changes contained in the new Title IX regulations applicable to higher education, which were released by the U.S. Department of Education on April 19, 2024. This article addresses § 106.44, “Recipients’ Duty to Address Sex Discrimination.” A
New York - General
New York City has published an anticipated new required workplace poster on the city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” that is meant to inform employees of their rights at work.
HR - Drugs & Alcohol
On April 30, 2024, following a months-long process, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance. This historic move—likely the most substantial change to federal drug policy in more than fifty years—would
Immigration - General
On April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began requiring certain I-129 petitions, historically filed at service centers, to instead be filed at its various lockbox facilities. USCIS confirmed on social media that it was experiencing delays in issuing receipt notices for pe
Immigration - General
On April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began requiring certain I-129 petitions, historically filed at service centers, to instead be filed at its various lockbox facilities. USCIS confirmed on social media that it was experiencing delays in issuing receipt notices for pe
Sexual Harassment - General
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued the final version of new workplace harassment guidance for employers, formally updating the EEOC’s position on the legal standards and employer liability under federal antidiscrimination laws for the first time in more
Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
On March 28, 2024, in Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld a Massachusetts Superior Court decision finding the furniture retailer’s commission-based compensation scheme violated the Massachusetts Wage Act for paying commission-based sales employee