Compliance Stuff

On January 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the denial of an employee’s request to continue working from home as a disability accommodation was not enough to constitute disability discrimination , finding that the failure to accommodate alone is not an adverse employment action. 0:00 7:01 Quick Hits The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that denying an employee’s request to continue working from home as a disability accommodation does not constitute disability discrimination. The ruling emphasized that an adverse employment action supporting a disability discrimination claim must be based on an employee’s disability . The ruling underscores the importance of the interactive process in accommodating employees and clarifies the difference between proving a failure to accommodate claim versus discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of New York City on a claim by a former New York Ci...

On April 11, 2025, a federal judge for the U.S. Western District of Pennsylvania reversed his recent decision to dismiss a disability discrimination claim from a job applicant with a medical marijuana card who alleged he had a job offer rescinded following a pre-employment drug screen . Quick Hits A federal judge reinstated a disability discrimination claim after a job applicant with a medical marijuana card alleged that his job offer was rescinded without proper consideration of reasonable accommodations for his underlying medical conditions. The judge had previously dismissed the disability discrimination claim after finding that status as a medical marijuana cardholder was not a qualifying disability. The ruling underscores the legal uncertainty surrounding the protection of employees’ lawful medical marijuana use under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. While considering a motion to certify an appeal, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville reversed his  March 2025 dismissal...