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Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), employers have certain obligations regarding the non-disclosure of employee medical information and disabilities. For instance, under the ADA, information an employer obtains regarding an employee’s medical condition must …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A KFC Franchisee in Dublin, Georgia recently settled a disability discrimination case with a former manager who had bipolar disorder for $30,000. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog for …
Posted on Jul 26, 2018 on Disability, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers with 50 or more employees have known for years they are required to give employees Family Medical Leave under appropriate circumstances. However, they often struggle with what to do when an employee exhausts the …
Posted on May 29, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The EEOC has released its charge statistics for fiscal 2017! In total, approximately 85,000 charges were filed across the country. Of those, 6,696 alleged sexual harassment. This is interesting in light of the #MeToo movement that …
Posted on Nov 28, 2017 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, News by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A federal jury recently awarded a former Delta Air Lines, Inc. employee just shy of $1.3 Million after finding the airline failed to accommodate his HIV-related medical condition. The former Delta employee allegedly missed work …
Posted on Oct 20, 2017 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Co., LLC, the federal District Court of Connecticut was asked to decide whether federal law precludes enforcement of a Connecticut law that prohibits employers from firing or refusing to …
Posted on Sep 19, 2017 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
On July 6, 2017, Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy signed into law “An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace.” The Act takes effect October 1, 2017, and amends the existing pregnancy discrimination statute. To …
Posted on Aug 30, 2017 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A recent federal District Court case out of Utah should remind employers of the importance of ADA and FMLA compliance and the process associated with a legal denial of accommodation. In Molina v. Wells Fargo Bank, …
Posted on Sep 14, 2016 on Disability, Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment and requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities that require such accommodations due to …
Posted on Jun 16, 2016 on Disability, Legal Updates, News, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Connecticut Supreme is about to decide if an employee can smoke pot on the job and not get fired. On March 31, 2016, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on this point in State …