8th Circuit: Obesity With No Underlying Condition is Not an ADA Disability
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that obesity is not a disability under the Americans with …
New Paid Family Leave Mandates in CA, SF and NY
The States of California and New York and the City and County of San Francisco have all passed …
Departments Finalize New Version of the SBC
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of the …
State and Local Law Updates
One of the most difficult things for human resource professionals to do is to keep up with changing …
California Employers Face Two April 1 Deadlines
Just in case the March 31 deadline to send employees Form 1095-Cs wasn’t enough, California employers have two …
HHS Announces HIPAA Audits
As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act …
Sixth Circuit Holds it is Unreasonable to Keep a Job Open Indefinitely
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that it was an unreasonable accommodation to keep a job …
Supreme Court Rules State Law is Preempted
The United States Supreme Court has held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts …
Court Says EEOC Misinterprets the ADA Safe Harbor Provision
In the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Flambeau, Inc., the US District Court for the …
Dave & Buster’s May be Busted
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has found that a complaint filed …
Denial of ADA Leave for Failure to Provide Medical Records
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a decision made by the District …
Recent Developments Affect Church Plans
There have been two recent developments affecting church plans. One has to do with how broad the church …
