Dillard’s Inc., a national retail chain, agreed to pay $2 million and commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). At issue was Dillard’s longstanding national policy and practice of requiring all employees to disclose […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Award of Workers’ Compensation Permanent Disability Benefits to Illegal Immigrant
on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
This month, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an illegal immigrant was protected by the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act and therefore entitled to recover permanent disability benefits despite his illegal work status. Moyera v. Quality Pork International, 2013 Neb. LEXIS 2 (2013). The plaintiff, Ricardo Moyera, moved to Nebraska from […]
Fourth Circuit Opinion Reaffirms Protections Afforded by Pregnancy Discrimination Act, but Raises Questions About Pregnancy and the ADAAA
on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On January 9, 2013, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Young v. UPS in which it considered whether UPS’s “facially neutral” light duty policy violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). Despite arguments from Young and the ACLU (which submitted an amicus brief in support of Young) […]
EEOC ADOPTS 2013-2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan
on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On December 17, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) adopted a Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) that (1) establishes its priorities for the next four fiscal years and (2) integrates all components of the EEOC’s private, public, and federal sector enforcement. The SEP was adopted after a public comment period […]
