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Supreme Court Rule May Help Establish Pregnancy Discrimination

04/16/15

In a 6-3 decision, in the matter of Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that if an employer accommodates some employees with disabilities, the failure to offer that same accommodation to an employee with a pregnancy related job restriction might be sufficient proof that the failure to accommodate was motivated by discrimination.  
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Supreme Court Ruling Validates DOL’s 2010 Interpretation of the APA

04/16/15

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) did not violate the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) when it failed to provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment before it changes its position on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s administrative exemption to loan officers, finding them newly non-exempt. 

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EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

8/7/14

The EEOC recently issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, along with a Questions and Answers document about the Guidance and a Fact Sheet for Small Businesses. We have summarized below some of the more noteworthy parts of the Guidance.
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Executive Order Extends Workplace Anti-Discrimination Protections to LGBT Workers of Federal Contractors

8/7/14

President Barack Obama has signed an Executive Order extending protections against workplace discrimination to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) community.
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Circuit Courts Split on Important ACA Provision

8/7/14

Recently two federal appellate courts issued conflicting decisions on an important ACA provision. 
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