Linda Horras

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PUMP Act Makes Employers Liable for Violations of Break Times or Private Spaces for Nursing Mothers

Hopefully, employers are already providing a private space for nursing mothers to express milk and sufficient break time to do so as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections...more

4/27/2023  /  Breastfeeding , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Lactation Accommodation , Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) , Rest and Meal Break , Wage and Hour

Useful Road Map for Employers to Conduct Direct Threat Analysis Under the ADA

Most employers are familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its requirement  to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. There is less certainty about the extent of this...more

3/17/2022  /  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Conditional Job Offers , Direct Threat Defense , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Fitness for Duty Exams , Reasonable Accommodation , Workplace Safety

Guidance on Intersection Between ADA Workplace Accommodation and COVID Long-Haulers

Employees and employers now find themselves well into year two of a global pandemic. Unfortunately, some people who contract COVID-19 do not fully recover. Known as "COVID long-haulers," these individuals suffer from a range...more

8/12/2021  /  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Reasonable Accommodation , Workplace Safety

New York State Prohibits Employee Discrimination Over Reproductive Health Decisions

On November 8, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo expanded the list of protected categories under existing New York City Human Rights Law by signing the New York Reproductive Choice Law. Under this provision, employers are...more

11/26/2019  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Employment Policies , Human Rights , Reproductive Discrimination , State and Local Government
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