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Posted on Jan 28, 2020 on Disability, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and many state laws, an employer can’t fire a worker because it thinks the person is disabled, even when it’s wrong. In other words, if you think they are …
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A Federal District Court Judge in Tennessee recently ruled an anxious employee did not have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). For HR professionals, this news likely comes as a surprise since …
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Did you know there are rules for employers on conducting medical examinations of employees? If this is news to you, there are! Generally, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits a medical examination of an …
Posted on Oct 10, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Obesity alone is not a disability under the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) or so holds the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Seventh Circuit is the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. …
Posted on Sep 5, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Sex, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
$5 Million dollars. That’s the price tag JP Morgan Chase Bank is paying out to 5,000 men. In each case, the men were given two weeks of parental leave to in lieu of the 16 …
Posted on Aug 19, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A former employee of the New York County Lawyers Association (“NYCLA”) recently filed a discrimination suit alleging the bar association harassed and discriminated against her due to pregnancies. While the case is just beginning, it …
Posted on Aug 19, 2019 on Disability, Family and Medical Leave Act by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Back in May, the Governor of Maine Governor signed “An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave” which requires employers to provide paid leave to employees. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2021. This …
Posted on Aug 13, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A win for the good guys (sort of)! The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the federal appellate court for Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky, recently held an employee who claims he …
Posted on Aug 9, 2019 on Age, Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Race / Color, Religious, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
New York State continues to lead the charge in enacting expansive discrimination protections for employees. In its latest move, the State passed a law which the Governor signed extending broad anti-harassment protections to employees of …
Posted on Jul 16, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Pregnancy discrimination often makes headlines as Nike found out on Mother’s Day. Alysia Montańo, an Olympian and professional runner, authored an opinion piece in the New York Times slamming Nike for pregnancy discrimination. Specifically, she …