Providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act remains a challenge for employers. Recent developments have provided additional challenges in providing reasonable accommodations. Specifically, in late 2022, Congress passed the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act, and in 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court provided clarification of the standard for reasonably accommodating an employee or applicant’s sincerely held religious belief. Our presenters will discuss the ways in which these obligations are similar, how they differ, and provide best practices for complying with all three laws.

After asking their attorneys a question about employment laws, one of the first questions clients often hear in response is, “do you have any employees in California?” California’s employment laws are known to be wildly different than the employment laws from the rest of the county. But is this stereotype accurate? And if so, how do these laws differ? And, most importantly, how do these differences affect non-California employers with California employees?