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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: An Update

Anne Patterson

08 May 202408 May 2024

Back in July of 2023, I wrote a blog on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and what plan sponsors needed to know at that time. I was pregnant while writing that first blog and curious not only how the law would impact […]

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know

Anne Patterson

03 Jul 202303 Jul 2023

Last week, a new U.S. law took effect requiring fair accommodations for pregnant Americans. My ears perked up not only as an employee benefits enthusiast but because I’m about to welcome my second child next month and am on high alert for […]

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COVID-19: How to Handle Confidentiality of Medical Information Under ADA

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

03 Apr 202003 Apr 2020

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted a webinar in which EEOC staff answered employer questions about how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and still be compliant with federal employment nondiscrimination laws—including questions on handling confidentiality […]

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A Law With a Noble Purpose: ADA Turns 25

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

21 Jul 201524 Jul 2015

I have something in common with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We both entered the employee benefits scene 25 years ago. On July 26, 1990, a few months after I started working at the International Foundation as an assistant librarian, the […]