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| 1 | Promoting Opportunity and Gender Equality Chinachart Vatanasuchart, Sarinya Israbhakdi; Mayer Brown JSM (Thailand) Limited; December 24, 2008, previously published on November 28, 2008 The Promotion of Opportunity and Gender Equality Bill (the "Bill") is currently being considered by the Thai government. Once passed, it will have a significant impact on employment policies and recruitment procedures. |
| 2 | Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 Michael Rush; Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 2008 The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA" or the "Amendments") was signed by President George W. Bush on September 25, 2008. |
| 3 | Employers Beware: Change Is In the Air Francine Wilkins Breckenridge; Strasburger & Price, LLP; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 12, 2008 Now that the election dust has settled, employers need to gear up for potential major changes in labor and employment law. |
| 4 | 4th Circuit - Conduct Not Directed at Plaintiff May Support Claim of Hostile Environment Maria Greco Danaher; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 24, 2008 In order to successfully support a claim of hostile work environment under Title VII, an employee must show that the offending conduct was "sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of her employment and create an abusive work environment." |
| 5 | Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act for the New Year Miles & Stockbridge P.C.; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 2008 On January 1, 2009, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) will go into effect, making dramatic and important changes in the law affecting employees with disabilities. |
| 6 | The ADA's Rebirth: Complying with the ADA Amendments of 2008 Arthur T. Carter, Matthew T. Deffebach, Felicity A. Fowler, Melissa M. Goodman, Laura E. O'Donnell, Dean J. Schaner, William C. Strock, Jonathan C. Wilson; Haynes and Boone, LLP; December 19, 2008, previously published on November 21, 2008 Based on several new amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the statute has been reborn - it offers vastly expanded coverage to a wide variety of employee physical and mental impairments and will require employers to focus on creating and offering reasonable accommodations to... |
| 7 | ADA Amendments Act Takes Effect January 1, 2009 Ford & Harrison LLP; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 2008 On September 25, 2008 President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). |
| 8 | Court Finds that Airline did not Discriminate against Sleeping Instructor Ford & Harrison LLP; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 2008 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decision of a federal trial court granting summary judgment to Southwest Airlines on a former employee's claims that the airline violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). |
| 9 | Court Dismisses Harassment Claim Alleging Offensive Behavior not Based on Sex Ford & Harrison LLP; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 2008 Reiterating the principle that Title VII is not designed to remedy offensive behavior that is not discriminatory, a federal trial court in South Dakota recently granted summary judgment in favor of an airline employer on a sexual harassment complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity... |
| 10 | ADA Amendments Act of 2008: The Expansion of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amy L. Berecek, Lisa Carney Eldridge, Barry R. Elson, Jeffrey R. Gordon, Ellen P. Milcic, Kurt A. Miller, Megan L. Palumbo, Richard V. Sica, Robert H. Shoop, Dennis Buffone; Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP; December 19, 2008, previously published on November 2008 On September 25, 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA or the Act), was signed into law. |
