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Laura M. Fant is an Associate in the Labor & Employment Department, resident in the New York office. She is a member of the Accessibility and Accommodations Practice Group, and frequently counsels on matters involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state public accommodation law, as well as disability accommodation in the workplace. She has experience conducting accessibility audits and providing ADA and accessibility training for clients in a variety of sectors, including retail, sports, and not-for-profit. Her practice also focuses on wage and hour and class and collective action litigation, and she is a frequent contributor to the Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions blog.

More Legal and Business Bylines From Laura M. Fant

[Podcast]: The New NLRB standard on Handbook Policies and Workplace Rules - (Posted On Wednesday, August 23, 2023)
EEOC Releases 2022-26 Strategic Plan Highlighting Agency Priorities Regarding Employment Discrimination - (Posted On Wednesday, August 23, 2023)
EEOC Releases New Guidance on Accommodating Visually-Impaired Employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act - (Posted On Tuesday, August 22, 2023)
Maine Enacts Expansive Paid Family and Medical Leave Law - (Posted On Monday, August 21, 2023)
Proposed Regulations Issued for New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law - (Posted On Friday, August 11, 2023)
Court Rejects Attempt to Enjoin New Jersey Temporary Worker Law From Taking Effect - (Posted On Friday, July 28, 2023)
DHS Rule Will Permit Remote I-9 Authorizations on a Permanent Basis - (Posted On Wednesday, July 26, 2023)
Four Things You May Not Know About … the Family and Medical Leave Act - (Posted On Wednesday, July 05, 2023)
Colorado Amends Job Posting Notice Requirements Under Equal Pay for Equal Work Act - (Posted On Thursday, June 15, 2023)
Florida Expands Ban on Vaccination, Testing and Masking Mandates - (Posted On Friday, May 26, 2023)

Health Law

Healthcare Worker State Bonuses

The National Law Review names Proskauer Rose LLP a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of health law for its coverage of healthcare worker benefit improvement in 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Edward S. Kornreich, Whitney Phelps, and Laura M. Fant detailed how New York funded bonuses for certain frontline healthcare workers in the state budget. Additionally, Anthony J Oncidi and Ariel N. Brotman discussed the recent healthcare workers minimum wage reform in California. Proskauer’s thought leadership in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely well read and demonstrates the depth of knowledge of Proskauer’s Healthcare group in this area.