A federal district court in Ohio issued an instructive opinion for employers on accommodations and employers’ obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on December 9, 2025, addressing the application of an accommodation request to excuse past disciplinary documentation.
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2025’s Turning Point: What HR Leaders Can Learn from the EEOC and the Big Beautiful Bill
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been unusually active in recent months, issuing significant opinions on religious accommodations and clarifying its enforcement stance on transgender discrimination. At the same time, Congress’s Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), enacted July 4, 2025
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On September 23, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson gave an inside look at the latest developments shaping the workplace. This session broke down recent
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement: EEOC and Wage Law UpdatesEEOC Decisions Enforce Stronger Protections for Religious Accommodation in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued significant decisions against two federal employers for failing to provide reasonable religious accommodations to their employees. These decisions underscore the importance of treating religious accommodations as a fundamental right under Title
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Join us for a one-hour session exploring the latest guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Chris Gantt-Sorenson will review two technical assistance documents issued on March 19, 2025, by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and
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Guest speaker Jacob Modla, Cromer Babb & Porter, joins HSB’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson for a practical discussion on how legally sound decisions can still
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Pitfalls: What Employers Get Wrong (Even When They Think They Are Right)EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release on March 19, 2025, to introduce two technical assistant documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination related to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion
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Many of our webinar attendees ask us to provide general guidance on FMLA and ADA guidance on an ongoing basis due to the complicated
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On November 21, Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Katie Busbee discussed legal obligations and best practices for navigating religious accommodations and bias in the workplace.
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