The Americans with Disabilities Act is Tougher than Ever: What’s an Employer...
By: Tiffanie Benfer, Esq. Happy New Year! Congress gave American workers a huge gift this year by amending the Americans with Disabilities Act. Those amendments, which sustantially increase the...
View ArticleEEOC Backlog Swells. What Does This Mean for Your Case In the EEOC?
By: Tiffanie Benfer, Esq. It isn’t a newsflash to those of us who regularly deal with the EEOC: the federal agency charged with protecting Americans from discrimination is overworked, with a tremendous...
View ArticleFighting Cancer and Discrimination Too
By: Tiffanie Benfer, Esq. I’m seeing a trend. We seem to be getting more and more calls from employees who have lost their jobs while in the midst of treating for cancer, and from employers who are...
View ArticleEmployers: Take Care Before Firing an Employee who Has Requested FMLA Leave
By: Tiffanie Benfer, Esq. Has your employee asked for time off under the FMLA? The Third Circuit has made clear that firing that employee after the leave is requested but before it begins constitutes...
View ArticleEvery Impairment Is Not An ADA-Protected Disability
By: Felicity S. Hanks, Esq. (fhanks@hillwallack.com / link to bio) The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania threw attorneys a curve ball in its recent decision in Mengel v....
View ArticleEEOC vs. Company Wellness Programs
By Felicity Hanks, Esq. (fhanks@hillwallack.com) With its third lawsuit in as many months, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has made known its condemnation for certain aspects of company...
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