09/07/2023
In an August 2023 decision, an employee alleges that his employer discriminated against him based on his disability (morbid obesity) when it terminated his employment....more
Corporate Services, Inc.
208 Kishwaukee St. · Rockford, IL 61104
(p) (815) 962-8367 · (f) (815) 962-0940
www.corpserv.com
09/07/2023
In an August 2023 decision, an employee alleges that his employer discriminated against him based on his disability (morbid obesity) when it terminated his employment....more
08/24/2023
Earlier in August, an appellate court had to decide whether a hospital employee could perform her job remotely or whether the job's essential functions required her to come to...more
08/22/2023
One way to win an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case is to show that the applicant or employee is not able to perform the job's essential functions....more
08/16/2023
If a disability prevents an employee from working long hours, working overtime must be an essential function of the job to avoid running afoul of the Americans with Disabiliti...more
08/09/2023
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which became effective on June 27, 2023, expands protections for pregnant employees and applicants....more
08/04/2023
Does an employer's The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation duty extend so far as to require it to change an employee's job schedule to help with their commute ...more
07/27/2023
On July 26, 2023 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new technical assistance document called "Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Amer...more
07/27/2023
A new federal appeals court ruling highlights an important rule about disability-related job accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
07/12/2023
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination in employment decisions based on a disability. That includes refusing to hire someone based on an actual dis...more
07/06/2023
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to...more
06/30/2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the duty of employers to provide religious accommodation to employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)....more
06/26/2023
Although both the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibit disability and perceived disability discrimination...more
05/18/2023
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency charged with administering civil rights laws issued a "technical assistance document."...more
05/02/2023
A new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit is taking aim at a Michigan hospital that allegedly violated federal law by denying a job applicant's request to b...more
04/19/2023
On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Groff v. DeJoy, a case raising the issue of how great a burden an employer must bear in order to acco...more
04/19/2023
When Mark Fowler interviewed for a job with UPS unloading boxes, he told his interviewer that he had diabetes and requested breaks to monitor his blood sugar and eat snacks....more
04/14/2023
In a recent federal appellate court decision in which an employee with back spasms, sciatica, fibromyalgia, and pinched nerves claimed that her employer didn't give her the he...more
04/06/2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has guided employers to accommodate employee use of certain prescribed medications, and excuse failed drug tests that reflec...more
03/30/2023
As more businesses transition from allowing remote work to mandating a return to the office, apart from the general employee backlash, one of the biggest human resources compl...more
03/21/2023
A recent case out of New Jersey claims a nursing home that terminated a longtime worker's employment violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
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