The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990, and Title I of the ADA provides a framework for ensuring that people with disabilities are treated fairly
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New York Sick Leave, Disability, and Paid Family Leave Benefits for Employees Quarantined Due To COVID-19
On March 18, new legislation was enacted in New York state to provide additional paid sick leave, as well as insurance benefits under paid family leave (“PFL”) and statutory disability…
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EEOC Coronavirus Disease 2019 Guidance to Employers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a bulletin this morning advising that Field Offices have temporarily stopped conducting in-person intake interviews due to the current health situation. Before…
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Employer’s Honest Belief Sufficient to Defeat FMLA Retaliation Claim
In a welcome decision to employers, the Third Circuit decided last week, for the first time, that an employer’s mere “honest belief” that an employee misused FMLA leave is sufficient…
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Recent Florida Supreme Court Decisions on Workers’ Compensation Could Lead to Higher Premiums
In two long-awaited decisions, the Florida Supreme Court declared several provisions of the state’s workers’ compensation statutes unconstitutional, weakening legislative reforms approved in 1994 and 2003 intended to curb the…
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ADA – Accommodation – Disabilities
With the enactment of the ADA Amendments Act, there has been much attention focused on the expanded definition of a disability in which many, if not most, medical conditions qualify…
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