Religious accommodation requests: What employers should know
Excerpted from an akerman blog by Ashley N. Arnett Employers must walk a tightrope when dealing with an employee or applicant seeking a religious accommodation as demonstrated by two recent […]
Complicating simplicity: Stand-alone documents required for background checks
Excerpted from a Sheppard Mullin blog by Justine M. Phillips and Brooke S. Purcell Albert Einstein believed “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” The courts […]
A $6M misunderstanding? PA jury finds age and national origin discrimination
Excerpted from a Jackson Lewis blog by Diane Windholz and Damon W. Silver Following a five-day trial, a federal jury in Pennsylvania has awarded more than $6 million to a […]
Ninth Circuit rules disclosure form referencing state laws violates FCRA
Excerpted from a National Law Review story On January 29, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled that an employer violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by […]