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Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of a disability and requires employers engage in an interactive process and provide reasonable accommodations. A failure to do so may result in...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Continuing its recent conservative approach, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a divided Board ruled Thursday that an employer’s policies restricting employees from answering media inquiries and discussing customer information with third...By: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC

We recognize that many of our clients sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and are currently undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications. To assist our clients with that process, we have prepared an...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate continue to be out for recess, but multiple House committees will continue their work on the impeachment inquiry with witnesses being asked to appear this week....By: Clark Hill PLC

On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule significantly expanding its authority to deny or revoke participation in Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) based on...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

A recent decision in Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture, CBCA 6029, 6030, by the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), upheld a contract provision that imposed greater obligations on the government than...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Can language in the workplace, even if uttered during otherwise protected conduct, lose its “protected” status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) because the language is too offensive? The answer is, generally, yes....By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined allegations brought by members of a company’s 403(b) retirement savings plan that the plan fiduciaries violated their duties by selecting and failing to replace higher-cost share classes when...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Sexual harassment in the workplace isn’t limited to those who work in politics or the entertainment industry. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) local office in Arizona reports that sexual harassment complaints make up 1/3 of...By: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC

The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed new rules provide employees with more free choice in regard to union activity. The National Labor Relations Board (the  “Board”) issued proposed rulemaking last week to address issues of employee free...By: Clark Hill PLC