Joseph S. Murray IV
Recent Court Opinions From NC COA and 4th Circuit
Not a lot of fun cases over the past couple of months. Most of the cases presented here are about the North Carolina Human Resources Act (HRA) and turn on the…
Recent Court Opinions
Thank you to everyone who has submitted posts during the past several weeks. Here are some of the latest opinions from the 4th Circuit and North Carolina…
Can You Spare a Post or Two?
You may have noticed that our postings have gotten sparser over the past couple of months—and I think it’s because the editors are tired. When we…
Recent Court Opinions
The courts have been busy so far this year with employment law decisions. Here are some of the latest: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, No. 16-1276 (U.S.…
Two New Published 4th Circuit Opinions
The 4th Circuit has been active in employment cases during the past couple of weeks, issuing several published and unpublished opinions. The following are the…
Update on EEOC v. Mission Hospital
In my last post, On Vaccinations, Religion and What Buddha Really Said, I briefly discussed the case of EEOC v. Mission Hospital. In that case, the EEOC…
On Vaccinations, Religion and What Buddha Really Said
As flu season begins, so begin the arguments over accommodations for hospital employees whose religious (or sincerely held nontheistic) beliefs prohibit them…
Recent Court Opinions
A roundup of notable labor and employment law opinions from the past several weeks: Schilling v. Schmidt Baking Co., No. 16-2213 (4th Cir. Nov. 17, 2017): Are…
Is the EEOC Trying To Require Unforeseeable Intermittent Leave As a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA (Again)?
The EEOC filed two lawsuits in the past couple of months that show one of two things: (1) massive companies are cruel and heartless, with HR Departments that…
What About Everyone Else? Could Paid Maternity Leave Become a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
Increasingly, employers are considering offering paid parental leave benefits due to pressures from a changing workforce (Millennials, state and local…