The rules on accommodations just changed for employers — at least in Connecticut and New York (and Vermont too).

The Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont), in an important decision released last week, expanded the situations in which an employee can get an accommodation holding that such accommodations may be required even

The latest episode of “From Lawyer to Employer”, a Shipman podcast that I’m hosting this season, is now live and it’s all about accommodations and leaves in the workplace.

What we try to tackle, however, are the more challenging or unusual accommodation requests that employers sometimes get. Accommodating someone who is restricted in their

For HR professionals and employment lawyers, the basics of FMLA and ADA is an oft-covered topic in law firm webinars.

But I’ve heard from plenty of people that they’re good with the basics; it’s the tricky issues that give them headaches.

With the acknowledgement that one person’s difficult question may be another person’s easy one

As I continue to take some time off, I thought I’d bring up this post from 2011 discussing both holidays which often overlap. Happy Passover and Easter to all who celebrate.

With Passover and Easter coming up this week, it seems timely to revisit the laws regarding religious discrimination and accommodation.

Fortunately for you (and

Last week, I attended the ABA Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference — something I’ve written about on this blog pre-pandemic (remember when?).

There were many good programs and I’ll try to talk about some of the other topics in an upcoming blog post or two.

However, one topic that I was interested in

On November 1 at 9 a.m., I’ll be making a return appearance to WNPR’s award-winning Where We Live show.  You can listen live or download it as a podcast.

Tomorrow’s topic is one that we never would’ve dreamed of years ago — Long COVID.

Long COVID is the term that the CDC uses to