June 10, 2022
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Third Circuit Religious Accommodation Ruling Sets Up Potential Supreme Court Review

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a 2 – 1 panel decision, has ruled that an employee’s religious accommodation request to refrain from working on Sundays would impose an undue hardship on one of the nation’s largest employers, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Key to the court’s analysis was the likely impact the requested accommodation would...
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May 20, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Issues Guidance on How Use of AI Can Impact ADA Compliance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) has issued new technical assistance guidance on how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision-making tools could impact compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The new guidance is the latest manifestation of an effort by the EEOC that began in earnest last year to address the intersection of...
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April 15, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOJ Issues Guidance on Web Accessibility Under ADA’s Public Accommodation Title

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued guidance on web accessibility under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the part of the law that mandates accessibility requirements for places of public accommodation. The guidance clarifies DOJ’s stance that businesses that fall within the ADA’s definition of places of public accommodation, such as retail stores and restaurants,...
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April 01, 2022
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

Latest BLS Disability Employment Data Show Positive Albeit Modest Trend

The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has published its 2021 report on disability employment in the United States. While the agency’s annual report covers only data at the national level, limiting its overall value for purposes of corporate benchmarking, it does contain several data points that still may be of interest to CWC members. Perhaps most significantly,...
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