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
Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer Because of a Genetic Test?
By Eric B. Meyer A received a number of emails following my blog post, “Can you refuse to hire a person whom you fear may have a future disability?” One of … Read more
Under the ADA, Working Overtime Can be Considered an Essential Job Function
By Eric B. Meyer Back in 2012, when I wasn’t part of this new protected class, I wrote here about whether an employer would violate the Americans with … Read more
Does a Temporary Disability Qualify as an ADA Disability?
By Eric B. Meyer A temporary disability isn’t an Americans with Disabilities Act “disability” — except, when it is. In the recent case Clark v. Boyd … Read more
Dealing With Dementia: Is It Really Not Covered Under the FMLA?
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period for, among other reasons, … Read more
What Employers Need to Know About Dealing With the Zika Virus
By Thomas Benjamin Huggett The Zika virus is receiving significant press coverage, including reports that it may cause birth defects if pregnant women are … Read more
What Caused Employee to Claim Disability Discrimination on Her 2nd Day of Work?
By Eric B. Meyer When was the last time that you trained your managers and supervisors on how to address disability accommodation requests? Or, how about … Read more
Don’t Give Up If Your Candidate Fails a Drug Test
Having a problem collecting? Wondering about your non-compete agreements? Should you check references and do background checks? Jeffrey Allen can help. … Read more
Must Employers Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve blogged before about how grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to … Read more