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The amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act that went into effect in January will lead to a spike in overall ADA claims and a surge in the number of suits that end up before juries, experts say.

Feature: Employers who learn that a test or other selection device has a discriminatory impact on some employees now find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Using the test may lead to one kind of discrimination claim, while discarding the test may lead to another. That makes it more important than ever that employers think through the possible issues before using any test or selection device in making employment decisions. (9/2/2009)

In this opinion piece, an employment attorney reviews the U.S. Department of Labor's proposed rules that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to post extensive information about the rights of employees to unionize. Should it be approved, the rule would also include any organizations that do business with federal contractors or subcontractors.

As we predicted in our September 14 piece on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), organized labor’s increased pressure on Congress to pass such

Just 10 days after taking office, President Obama signed Executive Order 13496, requiring all federal contractors and subcontractors to notify employe

In one of its most significant employment discrimination decisions in years, the U.S. Supreme Court held this week that if an employer discovers that

The Illinois Supreme Court has held that under that state’s Human Rights Act (the “Act”), an employer is strictly liable for sexual

The Supreme Court has ruled that employees represented by a union cannot sue for age discrimination when their union and employer have agreed that any

This post was written by William Bevan III and James A. Burns, Jr. Seeking to impose dramatic changes in how employers are unionized and who writes an

Acting swiftly on one of his campaign promises, President Obama today signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181). The new law will increase the

In another victory for employees, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that employees who answer questions in an employer’s internal inv

Just a few days after starting its new session, Congress has moved to substantially expand employees’ rights and remedies in pay discrimination

This post was written by James A. Burns, Jr. and Vanessa K. Eisenmann. Earlier this year, we reported that Congress was considering a large number of

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its 2008-09 term with several cases related to labor and employment, raising issues that include the protection afforded

This post was written by James A. Burns, Jr. and John T. McDonald. Yesterday, September 25, 2008, President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

The U.S. Supreme Court today held that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Section 1981), a law enacted just after the Civil War, which prohibits race discriminati

This post was written by James A. Burns, Jr. and Rachel C. Shim. By overwhelming margins, the House and Senate have passed legislation that will prohi

As the election season continues to heat up, Congress is considering a large number of bills that would impose significant new burdens on how employer

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