LSHRM welcomes Gloria Fuqua to the role of Interim Director of Programming!

Gloria has lived in Louisville for more than 20 years and worked in human resources and higher education in public and private sectors. Gloria currently is pursuing a new role in the Commonwealth of Kentucky as the Deputy Executive Director for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Office of Human Resource Management.

Gloria has impacted Louisville’s talent attraction efforts and helped progress equity in our city via her participation in the Rose Fellowship, a program focused on promoting equitable and inclusive opportunities for all communities. Gloria earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of Louisville. She has also earned her SHRM-SCP certification, Six Sigma Green Belt and trained in Project Management. Gloria is a proud mother of two middle schoolers, Kendall and John.

White House Seeks to Provide ADA Coverage to Those With “Long COVID”

While employers are excited to see many of their employees return to work following prolonged absences due to the pandemic, one unfortunate consequence is that disability discrimination and failure-to-accommodate claims are steadily increasing. President Biden just announced his administration’s intent to apply federal disability discrimination law protections to individuals suffering from “long COVID.” Faced with yet another effort to increase the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is critical for employers to understand the impact of the newly published July 26 Joint Guidance, the distinction between a typical COVID-19 diagnosis and a long COVID diagnosis under the ADA, and the steps that should be taken to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.