On July 17th, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously held that an employee may pursue a disability discrimination claim under state law … Read more
The ADA Says You Get to Decide What Job Functions Are ‘Essential’
About a year ago, I blogged here about a litigation attorney with the State of Louisiana. She has a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities … Read more
What Does the ADA Require For a Mental Health Episode At Work?
My skin crawls thinking about the Google search terms that will land some HR professionals on this post, which involves a failed suicide … Read more
A Quick Guide to Leaves As “Reasonable Accommodation”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued the “Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act” guidance to help … Read more
How a Good Job Description Helped An Employer Win
Since all of you have mastered reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this post seems rather unnecessary. Oh, that’s … Read more
The New Rules for Wellness Plans In A Nutshell
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced here that it had issued issued final rules on how the Americans with Disabilities Act and … Read more
There’s a New EEOC Resource To Help You With Your ADA Issues
This week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced here that it had released a new resource document entitled Employer-Provided Leave … Read more
No, Moving an Employee to a Higher Paying Job Is Not Discriminatory
By Eric B. Meyer Reading yesterday’s post about religious accommodations and Flying Spaghetti Monsters may have had you rolling your eyes like — who is … Read more
Pennsylvania Is Legalizing Medical Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know
By Eric B. Meyer Pennsylvania is about to become the second Commonwealth in the United States to legalize medical marijuana. (23 states — la di da, states … Read more
Permanent Light Duty Is NOT a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to an individual with a disability, if doing … Read more