A tool for evaluating disability and veteran outreach under OFCCP rules

The court’s ruling serves as a reminder that simply discouraging an employee from using FMLA leave can be enough to support an unlawful interference claim.

A ruling by the Third Circuit finding that the Postal Service did not discriminate by failing to provide a religious accommodation to an employee who refused to work on Sundays could serve as the vehicle for the Supreme Court to revisit Title VII’s r

A suite of resources to assist with planning, conducting, documenting and evaluation outreach efforts.

In another example of the EEOC’s growing scrutiny of how the use of Artificial Intelligence tools intersects with the laws the agency enforces, the Commission has issued new technical assistance guidance on ensuring that AI tools don’t violate the AD

Addressing an issue that has split the federal courts for almost 30 years, the Department of Justice has issued guidance taking the position that the public accommodations requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act cover websites.

According to the latest annual report (covering 2021) prepared by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of individuals with disabilities in the U.S. workforce has increased over the last decade.

According to statistics released recently by the Department of Labor, the number of complaints it resolved that were filed by individuals under either the Fair Labor Standards Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act has gone down noticeably in recent

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its FAQs on COVID-19 and the federal EEO laws to provide additional guidance as to when COVID-19 may constitute a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The House of Representatives, on a bipartisan vote, recently approved a bill (the “Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers Act”) that would extend and strengthen the right of employees to workplace accommodations in order to express

A helpful resource for FAQs around self-identify.

A helpful resource for FAQs around self-identify.

The New Jersey Supreme Court, interpreting state law, has weighed in definitively on an issue that also arises under the ADA, that is, whether a plaintiff with a disability attempting to prove a failure-to-accommodate claim must also show that the fa

CWC is pleased to present an updated version of our FMLA Compliance Outline to assist our members in addressing common compliance issues that arise under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Picking up where it left off last year, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has been busy passing major bills that would significantly change federal employment law. As our memo explains, however, only one of these bills appears to have

The comprehensive American Families Plan proposed recently by President Biden to a joint session of Congress includes a broad paid leave mandate that the White House estimates will cost $225 billion over ten years.

During outgoing OFCCP Director Craig Leen’s tenure, he instituted so-called “focused” compliance reviews concentrating on just one of the laws enforced by the agency. Before leaving office, he released a report summarizing the results of focused revi

OFCCP is asking for approval from the government’s paperwork reduction watchdog to begin using two new desk audit scheduling letters, one focused on a federal contractor’s promotion practices and the other on a contractor’s accommodation practices.

Widening a split among the federal appeals courts, and contrary to the position taken by the EEOC, the Fourth Circuit has ruled that declining to give preference in reassignment to an individual with a disability over more qualified candidates does n

Our comments to the Department of Labor on two separate “Requests for Information” seeking input on leave issues offer a number of recommendations for changes that we believe would help to mitigate some of the current compliance challenges faced by e

According to this federal appeals ruling, “[a]n employee who can, with some difficulty, perform the essential functions of his job without accommodation nevertheless remains eligible to request and receive a reasonable accommodation” under the ADA.

Several rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court this past term favored religious rights, although the effect on most private sector employers was negligible. Nevertheless, the Court sent out signals that it may be getting ready to revisit the standard unde

Late last year, Congress approved a measure that establishes a generous new taxpayer-funded benefit for employees of the federal government – namely, 12 weeks of paid parental leave. The agency that administers the program has now issued implementing

In a case of first impression, the appeals court has ruled that an ADA lawsuit can continue to allow the plaintiff to attempt to show that her genetic mutation is a covered disability under the law.

In an action that has been expected for some time now, DOL is asking for public input on whether its regulations under the FMLA can be improved. In a separate but related action, DOL wants to hear from stakeholders on the efficacy of mandated paid le