This is what a settlement with the EEOC looks like after they sue for discrimination A few months ago, I blogged about a lawsuit in which the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that...
How can you tell if in-office work is truly an essential function of an employee’s job? Wait, Eric! Didn’t you blog about this yesterday? Actually, yesterday’s post explored how you can tell if full-time work...
How can you tell if full-time work is truly an essential function of an employee’s job? I’ll give you an example. Suppose one of your supervisors has worked full-time (at least 40-hour weeks) on the...
One court finally answers the question: when does extended medical leave become unreasonable? “Eric, we have an employee who needed four weeks off for hip surgery. We provided it. After the surgery,...
They don’t call it FMLA interference for nothing In my day, televisions had antennas, which you had to position just right to watch one of three channels,...
This recent federal court decision makes me further question the utility of drug testing for most positions. Let’s see if you agree with me. The defendant operated a hotel and event venue. The plaintiff had an...
What are there legal risks of making a worker participate in an Employee Assistance Program? Suppose that several employees complain that a coworker is creating a “hostile work environment” because they were afraid that...
Disability Employment Awareness…Why a Month? This blog post was originally posted on the Walking Spirit blog on October 13, 2023, in support of National Disability...
I’ll give you a million reasons not to ask employees and applicants about family medical history The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) forbids discrimination against employees or applicants because of genetic information. Specifically, Title II...