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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Jurate Schwartz |Arielle E. Kobetz
Employers in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont should take noteof a recent Second Circuit decision holding that an employee maystill be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americanswith Disabilities Act ("ADA") even if they can performthe essential functions of their job without accommodation. In Tudor v. Whitehall Central SchoolDistrict, (2d Cir.
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3 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Ayman Guirguis
On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin asked the Virginia state legislature to strengthen the protections provided in a bill (S.B. 854) passed by the legislature earlier this month that imposes significant restrictions on minors’ social media use.
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Fant |Evandro C Gigante |Arielle E. Kobetz
Employers in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont should take note of a recent Second Circuit decision holding that an employee may still be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) even if they can perform the essential functions of their job without accommodation. In Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, (2d Cir.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Allan Bloom |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Brenna R. McLean
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Acting Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission ("EEOC") Chair Andrea R. Lucas announced the EEOC plans to target employersthat "illegally prefer non-American workers," as well as"staffing agencies and other agents that unlawfully complywith client companies' illegal preferences against Americanworkers" through increased enforcement of Title VII'snational origin protections.
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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | Allan Bloom |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Acting Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) Chair Andrea R. Lucas announced that the EEOC plans to target employers that “illegally prefer non-American workers,” as well as “staffing agencies and other agents that unlawfully comply with client companies’ illegal preferences against American workers” through increased enforcement of Title VII’s national origin protections.
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2 months ago | 
salary.com | Laura Fant |Evandro C Gigante |Arielle E. Kobetz |Jurate Schwartz
Editor's Note
Don't Force Employees to Use Vacation During FMLA Leave
I wrote about this recently when California enacted a state law that prohibited employers from requiring employees to use any paid PTO or vacation while they are on unpaid FMLA leave. It turns out the DOL agrees that employers should not force employees to use up their paid leave while on FMLA.
I don't know whether the new administration will walk this back or not. It doesn't really matter.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Fant |Evandro C Gigante |Delia Karamouzis
On Monday, January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government” (the “Order”).
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Fant |Evandro C Gigante |Delia Karamouzis
In his inaugural address on Monday, January 20, 2025, President Trump declared, “We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.” In the days that followed, President Trump has proceeded to issue a series of executive orders in quick succession, many of which specifically seek to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in both the private sector and the federal government.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Jurate Schwartz |Arielle E. Kobetz
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division("WHD") has issued an opinion letter stating thatemployers cannot require employees to substitute accrued paid timeoff during a Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") leavewhere the employee is also receiving benefits under a state orlocal paid family or medical leave program.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Fant |Evandro C Gigante |Arielle E. Kobetz
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) has issued an opinion letter stating that employers cannot require employees to substitute accrued paid time off during a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave where the employee is also receiving benefits under a state or local paid family or medical leave program.
