Publications

In an aggressive effort by the EEOC, multiple employers have settled cases where the EEOC has alleged that the ADA requires extended, long term leave as a form of accommodation under the ADA. Some of these class action claims have settled in the tens of millions of dollars. As the […]

As we jump into 2018, health care institutions who receive TRICARE dollars should assess whether those TRICARE dollars are high enough to require them to prepare Affirmative Action Plans (“AAPs”). If they do, they must get their AAPs in place beginning this year, so that they have the requisite information […]

For H-1B nonimmigrant visas subject to the cap, April 2, 2018, is the first day on which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will accept H-1B cap-subject petitions for foreign national professionals in specialty occupations. As April 1, 2018 is a Sunday, the first day of filing will be […]

In early December 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a ninety (90) day delay – through April 1, 2018 – of the applicability date for ERISA plans to comply with a final rule amending the claims procedure requirements applicable to disability benefits. The new requirements were to become applicable […]

Unless you have completely given up on all television, newspapers, and social media (and nowadays, who could?), you know that sexual harassment in the workplace is a significant issue right now. Unfortunately for many organizations, it is easier to ignore the issue as something that only occurs in Hollywood, Washington, […]