Employment & Labor Insider

Asking about family history is usually illegal. Continue Reading ›

Employers, take warning! Continue Reading ›

Nothing you wouldn't already have figured out. Continue Reading ›

A new series. Continue Reading ›

... and have been asking about for months. Continue Reading ›

Vaccine incentives are generally ok! Continue Reading ›

Some Q and A. Continue Reading ›

And employers will like it. Continue Reading ›

The EEOC updated its guidance this week. Continue Reading ›

The EEOC has started issuing right-to-sue letters again. Continue Reading ›

And, remember those wellness regulations? New ones are in progress. Continue Reading ›

It's spring, and a young person's fancy turns to . . . Continue Reading ›

A not unexpected development. Continue Reading ›

A preview of coming attractions! Continue Reading ›

Here are seven things that every employer should know. Continue Reading ›

It's all pretty good news for employers. Continue Reading ›

You snooze, you lose, the court said. (In so many words.) Continue Reading ›

And did it with such grace! After all, she is Miss Manners. Continue Reading ›

Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Federal Bar Association about hot topics under the Americans with Disabilities Act with my blogging buddy Bill Goren, proprietor of the Understanding the ADA blog. If you haven’t visited Bill’s blog, you should — he covers all aspects of the ADA, including Titles II and III, as well as the employment provisions (Title I).

Here are four ADA (or ADA-related) areas that employers need to watch in the coming year: Continue Reading ›

With President Trump in office for nine months now, it is hard to believe that none of his people are yet on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The four current Commissioners, including the Acting Chair, Republican Victoria Lipnic, and former Chair Jenny Yang, were all appointed by President Obama.

But that may change soon. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held hearings this week on the nominations of Janet Dhillon for EEOC Chair and Daniel Gade for EEOC Commissioner.

(The Senate confirmation vote for William Emanuel, whose nomination as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board has been pending for quite some time, is expected to take place imminently.)

Here’s what we have learned about Ms. Dhillon and Dr. Gade from this week’s HELP Committee testimony, according to an article in Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report: Continue Reading ›