Monthly Archives: October 2009

Still more on H1N1

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Royal LLP

Some people are brushing off all the swine flu news as media hype, but Barack Obama is not one of them.  Yesterday President Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency.   The announcement comes as vaccine manufacturers struggle to … Continue reading →

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H1N1 Update

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Royal LLP

It really seems that the topic of a swine flu outbreak cannot be avoided. Indeed, as I blog about this very issue, Anderson Cooper is on the television discussing how the vaccine is scarce. As we previously blogged last month, … Continue reading →

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Return of Ricci: Black Firefighter Files Disparate Impact Suit Against City of New Haven

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Royal LLP

The City of New Haven’s stated fear has come true: it was just slapped with a disparate impact lawsuit arising out of its 2003 promotional exam for firefighters. In this newly filed lawsuit, now pending in the United States District … Continue reading →

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New Federal Legislation Designed to Ease the Standard in Proving Age Cases

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Royal LLP

Lawmakers in both the House and Senate have introduced legislation, which, if passed, will amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to make it easier for plaintiffs in age discrimination to prove their cases. This legislation, entitled Protecting … Continue reading →

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DHS does away with no-match rule

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Royal LLP

In August 2007, the Department of Homeland Security issued “no-match” regulations intended to help identify working individuals who were not authorized to work in the United States.  Every year when employers filed their Forms W-2 with the Social Security Administration … Continue reading →

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EEOC issues proposed ADAAA regulations

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Royal LLP

Last year Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).  The ADAAA was passed in response to Supreme Court decisions that congress felt interpreted the definition of “handicapped individual” or “disabled individual” too narrowly.  It also sought … Continue reading →

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