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1 Reminder: Leave Can Be an ADA Reasonable Accommodation — Due in: Now

On February 1, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee-based West Meade Place LLP violated the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) when it denied an employee’s requested leave as a reasonable accommodation for her anxiety disorder. The employer subsequently discharged the employee when she did not provide a note from […]

Can Employers Discover Social Media From a Plaintiff in a Harassment Suit? It Depends

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut denied in part an employer’s motion to compel the plaintiff to provide access to her social media accounts. The case, Marsteller v. Butterfield 8 Stamford LLC, involved sexual harassment under Title VII where the plaintiff alleged that her coworkers “repeatedly sexually harassed her, watched her […]

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Why Asking About Salary History Is Risky Anywhere

There has been significant attention around the new laws and ordinances that prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their salary history in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Oregon, New York City, Philadelphia and Puerto Rico. Are employers outside of these jurisdictions free to ask for salary history information of applicants without risk? Hardly. The premise behind […]

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EEOC May Halt Nationwide Pay Data Collection Efforts

Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s acting chairwoman, Victoria Lipnic, indicated that the agency may cease its efforts for nationwide pay data collection designed to eliminate the gender pay gap. The agency’s measure would have required most private employers with 100 or more employees to submit an annual EEO-1 form reporting pay for their […]

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