Current Hot Topics in Workers' Compensation in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
Workers' Compensation Academy: Pennsylvania COVID-19 Update: Layoff or Furlough from Light Duty as a Result of COVID-19
Employers are understandably reluctant to allow employees with medical restrictions to resume working. A concern that returning the employee to work risks worsening their condition causes some employers to require a “complete...more
In workers’ compensation, it may seem like the deck is stacked against the employer. However, there are still plenty of ways to mitigate your exposure. Join Goldberg Segalla partner Philip Unwin for this complementary webinar...more
Join Weber Gallagher partners Tracy Walsh and Jennifer Laver for a webinar discussing the interplay among workers' compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and New Jersey...more
Employers take note: a new law creates a request for accommodation framework for employees with known limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions that is similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
On March 2, 2023, the Tenth District Court of Appeals announced its decision in State ex rel. Autozone Stores, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 2023-Ohio-633. Unfortunately, the decision is not favorable for Ohio employers. ...more
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employer did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) despite excluding pregnant workers from its “Temporary Alternative...more
In Young v. United Parcel Service, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer’s light duty program that excludes workers with pregnancy limitations can violate federal pregnancy discrimination laws. However, the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that Walmart did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) in declining to extend its light duty policy to pregnant employees, largely because it...more
On August 16, 2022, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) attempt to increase the level of scrutiny given to sex discrimination cases under the Pregnancy...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has rejected the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s appeal seeking to overturn the trial court’s decision that Walmart did not violate the Pregnancy...more
If an employee has been injured at work, oftentimes they will not be able to return to their former position. Ohio Workers’ Compensation laws define the inability of an injured worker to return to their former position of...more
Chartwell Law's Robert J. Baker, John T. Huskin, Jr., and Steven R. Tregea present this informative webinar addressing the current hot topics in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia workers' compensation and cover: •...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently provided several reminders to employers regarding their obligations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), in vacating summary judgment for the...more
Many employers that attempt to manage workers’ compensation claims and expenses offer temporary light duty work to employees whose injuries prevent them from performing their regular job functions. The Department of Labor has...more
Bless this employer's heart. Ten years ago or so, every employment lawyer and his sister was calling the interaction between workers' compensation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court has clarified the scope of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in a decision that outlines the contours of the statute’s three distinct causes of action. The Court’s unanimous decision in...more
Providing a reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be one of the most difficult and complex issues employers, particularly manufacturers, face. If the employee’s...more
Weber Gallagher Workers’ Compensation Partners David Greene and Jeffrey Seyfried discuss how COVID-19 is affecting employers who have to layoff or furlough workers from light-duty and if you have to reinstate total disability...more
On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that a charge of discrimination against United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), alleging failure to accommodate in...more
It is not uncommon for employees who are on leave and receiving workers’ compensation benefits to be released to return to work with light duty restrictions. To account for these situations, some employers have designated...more
The Oregon pay equity law must allow employers to pay employees differently if the difference is due to a light duty program for injured workers. Many employers allow employees to work in light duty office jobs while they...more
Employee Fired for Exceeding Two-Week Maximum Leave Policy, Federal Agency Charged - RALEIGH, N.C. - Senior Care Properties, Inc., doing business as Harborview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, will pay $21,000 and...more
Menonomie, Wisconsin Distribution Center Refused to Keep Pregnant Workers on the Job Working Light Duty, Federal Agency Charges - MADISON - Wal-Mart violated federal law when it refused to accommodate workers'...more
Pregnant Employees Forced on Unpaid Leave After Reporting Pregnancies, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Simplicity Ground Services, P.C., an airline-ramp and cargo-handling company in Detroit, violated federal law by...more