New England Biz Law Update

A recent federal court decision may offer employers additional support when responding to employee requests for permanent remote work as a disability accommodation.

A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled that an employer could not enforce a mandatory arbitration agreement after spending months in litigation activity.

The U.S. Supreme Court will review whether employees of federally funded educational institutions can sue their employers for workplace sex discrimination under Title IX, potentially resolving a disagreement among federal appeals courts.

A former Google sales manager has sued the company in California state court, alleging discrimination, retaliation, accommodation failures, and wrongful termination tied to parental leave, disability accommodations, and medical leave.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Ohio school district did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act when it provided an employee with unpaid leave rather than paid sick leave to attend guide dog training related to her disability.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a $1.31 million retaliation verdict, ruling that flawed jury instructions in the case did not warrant a new trial.

The U.S. Department of Labor has formally rescinded the Biden administration’s overtime rule that would have significantly increased the salary thresholds for white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is reportedly considering significant changes to longstanding workforce demographic reporting practices, including potential reductions to collection of race, sex and ethnicity workforce data used in federal anti-discrimination enforcement.

A Georgia-based aviation staffing company has been sued under the Fair Labor Standards Act and North Carolina wage law over allegations that it used a “per diem” compensation structure to avoid properly paying overtime to mechanics and technicians.

A group of Democratic senators has urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to retain language in its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations expressly referencing in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments, warning that removing the language could create confusion for employers and employees alike.