Check out this week's report of labor and employment related legislation.

Check out this week's report of labor and employment related legislation.

Check out this week's report of labor and employment related legislation.

The American Bar Association recently awarded the Louis M. Brown Select Award to the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Virtual Ask a Lawyer program last week. Winning the award was quite a feat as the other finalists were programs run by state bar associations. This national recognition reveals the special and unique nature of our legal community, which is so willing to help those in need.

Check out this week's report of labor and employment related legislation.

Recent challenges, ranging from the pandemic to widespread social unrest born of racial inequalities, have caused employers across all industries to take a careful look at their diversity and inclusion practices in the workplace and likewise have created a unique need for diverse legal counsel. The Indianapolis Bar Association takes pride in its diverse legal community and is committed to promoting continued diversity as evidenced in its annual Diversity Job Fair, and we need your help.

Check out this week's report of labor and employment related legislation.

The IndyBar is proud to be a finalist for the ABA's 2022 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access! You can help our Virtual Ask a Lawyer program win the Brown Select Award, which is determined by public vote.

On December 14, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance adding a new section to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act.

A recent kerfuffle has provided the opportunity to consider misgendering as harassment based on sex. In Doe v. Triangle Doughnuts, LLC, the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania used evidence that Plaintiff’s colleagues misgendered her with a male name and male pronouns despite her requests to use her female name and female pronouns to find that she had stated a claim for a hostile work environment based upon gender stereotyping in violation of Title VII. 472 F. Supp. 3d 115 (E.D. Penn. 2020). The case later settled.