Samantha Brooks

Oct 31, 2024 | mdpi.com | Catherine Saenz |David Sanders |Samantha Brooks |Lacey Bracken

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Oct 1, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Samantha Brooks |Christopher J. DeGroff |James Nasiri

[co-author: Ridhima Bhalla]Seyfarth Synopsis: Following a handful of sluggish years in terms of EEOC litigation activity, the Commission returned to form by filing 144 merit lawsuits in Fiscal Year 2023. Given that the EEOC finally secured its Democratic majority and had a notably active FY 2023, many expected the Commission to continue this momentum into FY 2024. However, the exact opposite happened—at the time of publication, the EEOC filed only 96 merit lawsuits.

Sep 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Samantha Brooks |Dawn Solowey

Seyfarth Synopsis: In two cases issued by the Seventh Circuit, Passarella and Dottenwhy v. Aspirus, Inc. and Bube and Hedrington v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc. the Court held that at the motion to dismiss stage, the fact that a religious accommodation request (as plead in a complaint) "involves or even rests" on secular considerations does not negate the religious nature of the request when the request is based in part on religious beliefs.

Aug 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Samantha Brooks |Dawn Solowey

Seyfarth Synopsis: In two cases issued by the Seventh Circuit, Passarella and Dottenwhy v. Aspirus, Inc. and  Bube and Hedrington v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc. the Court held that at the motion to dismiss stage, the fact that a religious accommodation request (as plead in a complaint) “involves or even rests” on secular considerations does not negate the religious nature of the request when the request is based in part on religious beliefs.

Aug 20, 2024 | mdpi.com | Samantha Brooks |C. J. Brush |Gena Irwin |Katelyn Kleinkopf

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