Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Federal Appeals Court Panel Expresses Skepticism Regarding New York City Teachers’ Challenge to the Constitutionality of the New York City Vaccine Mandate for... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. EEOC Issues Guidance That Employers Can Offer Vaccine Incentives to Employees The EEOC issued guidance in late May of this year indicating that... View Article
The Americans with Disabilities Act, also known as the ADA, prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability. An amendment to the ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), clarified that a disability is a mental or physical condition or impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities or bodily functions,... View Article