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On October 29, 2019, the Seventh Circuit held that Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (“BNSF”) did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by refusing to hire a job applicant due to his obesity. The applicant, Ronald Shell...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The Washington State Supreme Court ruled recently that state employees’ birthdates associated with their names are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to a freedom of information records request. In so holding, the Court strictly construed the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Our previous Wage and Hour Watch post summarized DOL’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the FLSA fluctuating workweek overtime regulations. Today’s post will focus on the particulars of the current rules. The fluctuating workweek (FWW) method...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

Beginning in January, 2021 most workers in Massachusetts will be eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid family leave time and up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave. The Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program (PFML) provides temporary...By: Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Two federal courts have struck down the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) “Conscience Protection Rule,” which was slated to go into effect on November 22, 2019. The Rule purported to enforce pre-existing “conscience laws” that...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) conducts the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (“SOII”), collecting a sample of data from select employers to represent all industries and sizes of establishments. From that sample, BLS...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

An arbitration agreement requiring that all “claims or controversies in any way relating to or associated with … employment or the termination of … employment … will be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration,” including “all statutory… claims”...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Protect Yourself and Your Party Guests this Holiday Season - Celebrating the spirit of the holidays is more than simply planning the perfect menu and stunning home decor. Thanksgiving to New Year’s can pose a heightened risk for drunk driving...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury

It’s the price and cost problem, stupid. That’s a fictitious but new tattoo that voters might want politicians to take up as they consider the many major problems with the American health care system, especially as yet more medical billing outrages...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury

On November 5, USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued a press release with the enticing title, “U.S. Department of Labor Announces Proposal to Expand Access to Bonuses for America’s Workers.” Despite the title, the WHD is not unveiling any new FLSA...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.