- EEOC focuses on pregnancy-related disabilities and the ADAAA
In a recent article published by the legal editor for HR.BLR.com, it was noted that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is taking a close look at how employers respond to pregnancy-related disabilities in the workplace. In December 2012, the EEOC approved its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), which outlines where the agency will focus its enforcement efforts over the next few years. One targeted enforcement area is accommodating pregnancy-related limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).
- Comments due May 25 on CFPB Credit Insurance Rule Delay—CUNA News Now, May 13
Parties interested in commenting on a proposed delay of the June 1 effective date relating to a prohibition on financing certain credit insurance charges must have their opinions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by May 25.
- U.S. retail sales up 0.1% in April—Washington Post, May 13
Retail sales edged up 0.1 percent in April, the Commerce Department said on May 13. That’s an improvement from a 0.5 percent decline in March, the largest drop in nine months.
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