Atlanta Employment Attorneys Blog

Employers have long used the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) as the starting point when an employee requests extended medical leave. A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Florida highlights an increasingly important limitation on that approach: when pregnancy or childbirth is involved, an employee who is not eligible for FMLA...

A new disability-discrimination settlement from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Atlanta District provides a useful reminder that an employer’s ADA compliance system is only as effective as the supervisors who receive accommodation requests.

On September 23, 2026, the EEOC announced that Exel Inc., doing business as

Employees frequently complain to management about “harassment,” unfair treatment, bullying, or a hostile work environment. But a new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit highlights an important distinction under Title VII: complaining about workplace mistreatment is not necessarily protected activity unless the employee communicates—express...