December 21, 2020
EEOC Issues Employer Vaccination Guidance
Daniel H. Handman,Netta Rotstein,

As COVID-19 cases surge, doses of emergency-approved vaccinations begin to be administered to first responders and the availability of a vaccine for the greater public seems more promising, the Equal…

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Category: Coronavirus/COVID-19, Employee Health, Privacy Rights, Religious Accommodation,
July 9, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Shields Religious Employers From Anti-Discrimination Laws
Daniel H. Handman,Netta Rotstein,

On Wednesday, July 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated ruling deciding that teachers at religious schools could not claim protections under anti-discrimination laws. The central issue in Our…

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Category: Affordable Care Act, Age Discrimination, Concerted Protected Activity, Disability Discrimination, EEO, Employee Handbooks, Religious Accommodation, U.S. Supreme Court,
June 11, 2020
NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Religious Schools
Daniel H. Handman,Netta Rotstein,

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided yesterday in Bethany College that it does not have jurisdiction over faculty at religious schools and colleges, overruling a 2014 decision which held…

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Category: Age Discrimination, Class Actions, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Higher Education, NLRB, Religious Accommodation, U.S. Supreme Court, Union Access,