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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Religious Accommodation Guidance

By Tanya Salgado / November 4, 2021 / ADA, EEOC, Employers

One of the more challenging issues for employers seeking to roll out mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies has been the administration of requests for religious accommodations. Just before the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing was announced, the EEOC issued a new update to its Technical Assistance on COVID-19 that …

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Education Agreements Can Aid Employers Hiring Inexperienced Workers

By Jeff Stewart / October 29, 2021 / Employers

Employers are getting desperate to find employees, so much so that they are foregoing some of the requirements that they used to have for positions. In some cases, instead of seeking applicants with past experience, employers are training new hires.

More Protections Available to Older Employees in New Jersey

By Joseph Lee / October 27, 2021 / Employers, New Jersey

New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits employers from unlawfully discriminating against employees based on, among other things, their race, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, national origin, sex and age. The LAD is also quite broad in its application in comparison to federal protections against discrimination (e.g., the LAD applies to all employers while …

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Employers Beware: EEOC Files Pandemic Related Remote Work Lawsuit

By Nancy Conrad / October 5, 2021 / ADA, COVID-19, Employers

Last month, the EEOC filed a first of its kind lawsuit in federal court in Georgia based on an employer’s denial of an accommodation request to work from home. In the suit, the employee, a former health and safety manager at a facility services company, alleged that at the start of the pandemic, she requested …

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