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Company Refused to Allow Service Dog as Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS – Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts-and-crafts retailer,...

Where a defendant employer has moved for summary judgment on a plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination, that motion should be denied because G.L.c. 151B and the cases construing it do not foreclose the plaintiff from establishing that his request for a transfer to the same position in a different location was a reasonable accommodation request.

The peak of COVID-19 infections may have passed, but the mental health effects of the pandemic continue to be felt, and government agencies are taking note. The U.S. Department of Labor...

Addressing both houses of the French parliament on June 22, 2009—the first such speech by the head of state in one hundred and fifty years—President Nicolas Sarkozy stated that the burqa—an Islamic garment that conceals the face with the exception of

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC issued comprehensive technical assistance guidance, The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Job Applicants and Employees. Guidance defines algorithms, AI.

As the use of artificial intelligence wedges its way into every side of business and culture, government regulation is (perhaps too slowly) moving to build legal boundaries around its use.

As the use of artificial intelligence wedges its way into every side of business and culture, government regulation is (perhaps too slowly) moving to build legal boundaries around its...

The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a third iteration of the Public Health Emergency Leave law that will guarantee up to forty hours of paid sick leave for Philadelphia employees to recover from COVID-19 ...

The EEOC has once again updated its guidance and answers regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s interaction with anti-discrimination laws. Employers May Ask Employees to Explain How Their Religious Beliefs Conflict With COVID-19.

The EEOC has once again updated its guidance and answers regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s interaction with anti-discrimination laws. We previously discussed this guidance...