by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 31, 2023 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, harassment, reasonable accommodation
On January 24th, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to hearing disabilities, including accommodations for deaf people and hard-of-hearing individuals. The...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | ACA, EEOC, FLSA, reasonable accommodation, Title VII
On December 29th, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden signed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that included two pieces of legislation expanding pregnancy accommodations and protecting nursing mothers in the workplace. The two acts, the Pregnant Workers Fairness...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 28, 2022 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, reasonable accommodation, retaliation
On December 20th, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that ISS Facility Services will pay $47,500 and provide other relief to settle disability discrimination and retaliation charges. Specifically, the charges allege that the...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 6, 2022 | Discrimination, EEOC, reasonable accommodation, retaliation
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a nationwide convenience store chain agreed to pay $8 million to resolve pregnancy and disability discrimination claims. The settlement follows an EEOC investigation that found multiple...
by PC Editorial Staff | Nov 29, 2022 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), HHS, reasonable accommodation
This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new Long COVID research report focusing on patients’ experience with the long-term health effects of COVID-19 while offering solutions for the workplace. The unique, “human-centered”...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 27, 2022 | ADA, age discrimination, Discrimination, EEOC, reasonable accommodation
In September 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed three separate lawsuits alleging workplace disability discrimination. The lawsuits were filed in New York City, Florida, and Maryland. The three cases involved a failure to provide...
