7th Circuit Addresses Employer's Duty to Provide Religious Accommodation

A Christian teacher asked his employer for a religious accommodation to call his students by their last name rather than their transgender name. The school granted that request for one year. After the school received complaints from “a handful” of students, teachers, and one parent, the school revoked the accommodation. The teacher was instructed to call his students by their preferred name or be fired. The teacher resigned and sued. Did he win?

Don't Drop the Ball on Documentation

A manager was reportedly fired for “creating a toxic culture” despite having “had consistently positive ratings as a manager from his employees.” The employee alleged “culture was a catchall term to obfuscate their systematic efforts to remove older employees in favor of younger ones.” The fired manager who was 59 was replaced by a 33-year old with no management experience. 

FMLA's Bright Line Rule - Is There One?

An employee’s FMLA medical certification indicates the frequency of his sickle cell anemia flare-ups would be twice per month. When the employee’s absences exceeded that number, the employer considered the excessive absences as not FMLA-covered and fired the employee. The employee sued for FMLA interference and retaliation. Did he win?

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DOL's OFCCP Publishes 2025 VEVRAA Benchmark

If you are a covered government contractor and maintain written affirmative action plans, you likely know that this figure is usually published on or about March 31st each year. It is not a mandate or requirement but a goal for the percentage of your workforce that should be protected veterans. This year, however, months have gone by with no update to last year’s figure of 5.2% - until now, that is.