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Philip Voluck, Co-Presenter at ACI’s 25th National Forum on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Posted Nov 14, 2016

Event Start Date: Jan 26, 2017

Philip Voluck, Managing Partner of KD at its Pennsylvania office, will be a co-presenter at the American Conference Institute’s (ACI) 25th National Forum on Employment Practices Liability Insurance in New York City.

Session Title: The Latest on Pregnancy/Maternity Discrimination Claims and the Intersection with the ADA/FMLA
Date: Thursday, January 26th, 2016
Time: 3:20 PM

This presentation will cover the following topics:

  • Examining the latest pregnancy discrimination issues and claims and their impact on coverage
  • The intersection of Title VII; ADA & FMLA; state discrimination laws; disability laws; wage & hour laws relating to lactation time; and state and local laws for paid and unpaid sick leave
  • ADA’s definition of pregnancy as a disability; when may pregnancy complications meet eligibility guidelines requiring employers to make accommodations?
  • Diabetes and pregnancy complications
  • New York pregnancy accommodations law as compared to other jurisdictions
  • EEOC guidance
  • Expanding state and local anti-discrimination and leave requirements
  • Defending pregnancy discrimination claims following the Young v. UPS case as the legal landscape has shifted in favor of claimants
  • Extending pregnancy benefits to fathers

For more information about the event and to register, click here.

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