09/15/2023
A jury has sided with the EEOC and awarded a deaf truck driver more than $36 million in punitive damages after the company that trained the driver refused to hire him because of his hearing impairment.
09/15/2023
If you have fewer than 50 workers, you haven’t had to worry about providing job-protected FMLA leave for pregnant employees or new parents. However, a new federal law—the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act—has changed all that for small employers with 15 or more employees. If you meet that threshold, the PWFA now requires you to accommodate many pregnancy-related conditions, complications and limitations.