A Detroit nonprofit employee said the air in her office made her sick after a flood. She claimed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) let her work from home instead. Her doctor agreed she should avoid mold but never said she couldn’t come in. After a short remote stint, she…
A recent Eleventh Circuit decision highlights that offering reassignment instead of extending medical leave can be a reasonable accommodation under the ADA when the reassignment fits the employee’s restrictions and the circumstances. The court said the employer acted lawfully by offering another available position rather than more leave, which…
A new Fourth Circuit decision applying the Supreme Court’s Groff v. DeJoy standard shows that “undue hardship” still has teeth. The court sided with an employer that denied a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine policy, but its reasoning stretches far beyond vaccines or healthcare. TL;DR: In an October 2025…
Most accommodation cases start with an employee asking to stay home.This one features the rare unicorn: a disabled worker who fought for the right to come in. TL;DR: A disabled IRS employee sued under the Rehabilitation Act after the agency required telework during COVID and turned down his request for indefinite…
Two employees break the same rule. One gets fired. The other gets another chance. That’s not just a management headache; it’s a discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen. TL;DR: A Michigan federal judge refused to dismiss a former security guard’s race discrimination claims after he was fired for sleeping on…
Sometimes promotions move quietly through the ranks.No job posting, no formal applications, just a quiet internal decision. A recent Ninth Circuit decision reminds employers that even those informal moves can create risk under the age-discrimination laws. TL;DR: Three longtime employees in their 50s sued after their company quietly promoted a…
Sometimes the timing writes the headline for you. On October 31, a federal court in New Jersey decided a harassment case that involved an unforgettable Halloween costume and a reminder that bad taste is not always a legal violation. TL;DR: An employee alleged sexual harassment after a doctor made…
Did you know there’s a loophole in employment law big enough to fit an entire casino? That’s not an exaggeration. In one recent case, an employee said she was pushed out after giving birth. She sued under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court never even reached the merits because…
The Supreme Court recently made it easier for employees to prove discrimination, lowering the bar from “serious harm” to “some harm.” That change came from a 2024 sex discrimination case, but its reasoning can influence other Title VII claims too. A new decision from the federal court in the Eastern…
A recent federal case shows how a workplace investigation can flip fast—from harassment complaint to defamation claim. The employer followed the playbook and won. The accuser did not. TL;DR: A federal court in Ohio threw out a former Chief Legal Officer’s race discrimination, retaliation, and contract claims after he was…