Walmart Liable for Denying Full-Time Job Coach to Employee with a Disability

?Takeaway: The reasonable accommodation requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require an employer to provide a disabled employee with a full-time aide or job coach. ?The 7th U.S. Circuit... Read more »

OFCCP Clarifies Federal Contractors’ Compensation Compliance

?The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a revised directive on compensation compliance, addressing concerns federal contractors had about a previous directive issued earlier this year. Some contractors were concerned... Read more »

Unionized Starbucks Workers Were Allegedly Unlawfully Denied Raises

Starbucks unlawfully denied unionized workers raises that it provided to its nonunionized employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) maintained in an Aug. 24 complaint. The company denies any labor law violation.... Read more »

Objections to Disclosure of EEO-1 Data Due Sept. 19

?Federal contractors that submit EEO-1 reports don’t have much time to object to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP’s) recently announced disclosure to the public of EEO-1 data. The agency... Read more »

California’s Expanded Family and Medical Leave Requirements Have Taken Effect

?Actions to significantly expand California’s family and medical leave requirements have taken effect, so employers need to be prepared to respond appropriately to employees’ requests for time off. In September 2020, Gov.... Read more »

Illinois Health System Settles Lawsuit over Vaccine Mandate

?The NorthShore University Health System in Illinois recently signed a $10.3 million settlement to end a lawsuit over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Employees brought a class-action lawsuit after they were denied a... Read more »

Travel Benefits for Abortion Growing Quickly Among Employers

?The number of U.S. employers offering travel benefits for abortion services is likely to double over the next few years in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson... Read more »

Oregon Equal Pay Act’s Bonus Provisions Set to Expire

?On Sept. 28, amendments to Oregon’s Equal Pay Act excluding hiring and retention bonuses from the definition of compensation are set to expire. Oregon’s Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from discriminating between... Read more »

Travel Benefit for Abortion Growing Quickly Among Employers

?The number of U.S. employers offering travel benefits for abortion services is likely to double over the next few years in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson... Read more »

New Jersey Employers Must Update Workplace Postings

?New Jersey employers will need to display revised posters, advising employees of their rights under the state’s anti-discrimination and family leave laws, according to regulations that were adopted by the New Jersey... Read more »