Monday, March 30, 2020

US Supreme Court: In a 42 U. S. C. §1981 action, plaintiff must prove that its injury would not have occurred “but for” the defendant’s unlawful conduct; unlike Title VII, which provides a remedy if the discrimination was “a motivating factor” in the defendant’s decision
First Circuit: Summary judgment reversed for police department on former police officer’s claim that he was a “qualified individual” under the ADA despite his monocular vision, where established vision requirements for new hires could be different from those for experienced officers, “pursuit driving” was not necessarily an essential job function, and (even if pursuit driving were essential) the fact that one of three of the police department’s doctors felt that monocular vision was not disqualifying from high-speed chases created a genuine issue of material fact
Maine Department of Labor: Proposed rules posted for public comment on Public Law 2019 Ch. 156, effective January 1, 2021, which guarantees earned time off for employees who work for a business with 11 or more employees (the public comment period will remain open until April 27)
MHRC: The Commission will not “pause” cases during COVID-19 outbreak but will provide as much flexibility as possible: “A worldwide pandemic is exactly the sort of emergency situation that justifies an exception to our usual “no extensions!” policy”

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