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Yesterday, March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court published its long-awaited opinion in the case of Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service. The issue in this case was whether an employer must reasonably accommodate a pregnant worker as it does other workers who are not pregnant. The Court vacated the Fourth Circuit’s decision affirming summary... READ MORE

Was Job Restructuring Reasonable?  The Jury Will Decide A hairdresser at a nursing home quit her job following surgery when her boss failed to consider assigning her duties of transporting wheelchair bound residents to the beauty salon to orderlies.  She filed an ADA suit claiming a failure to reasonably accommodate her disability.  The nursing... READ MORE

Windows and Sinks and Employee Complaints  Employees have a right to complain about a lot of things, including windows and sinks.  When they join together to complain, an employer needs to make sure that those complaints are not factors in the decision to fire the complaining employees.  In this NLRB case, a hospital fired a... READ MORE

It has been a busy week for the Supreme Court as it reaches the end of its current term.  On Monday, two significant decisions were handed down that directly affect employment law.  The first was the Court’s clarification of the meaning of “supervisor” for purposes of Title VII discrimination.  The second decision deals with... READ MORE