By Eric B. Meyer Many of us, including me, have a loved one or friend who has suffered through mental illness. With proper treatment, counseling and … Read more
The ADA at 25: It Comes Down to Making a Reasonable Accommodation
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the Americans with Disabilities Act turned 25. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, the EEOC has created a new resource which … Read more
Because of the ADA, You Really Need to Update Your Job Descriptions
By Eric B. Meyer Did you know you need to update your job descriptions because of the Americans with Disabilities Act? This is a friendly reminder. Just … Read more
Reducing Workplace Stress: Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Isn’t the Americans with Disabilities Act fun? Oh, right, it’s the federal employment law that y’all voted that keeps you up most at … Read more
When Might It Be Discriminatory to Fire a Medical Marijuana User?
By Eric B. Meyer OK, let’s assume that I’m looking to fill another Blogprentice position. All hires must then pass a background check and drug screen. … Read more
For Handling Employee Disabilities, Take the Burger King Approach
By Eric B. Meyer ADA and Burger King?!? Has someone been eating too many Whoppers? Actually, the inspiration for this post comes from Seattle attorney … Read more
Fired for Sex Jokes, Man Claims Disability Act Violations Instead
By Eric B. Meyer As I resist every urge to cheapen this post further by resorting to silly puns and other double entendre, allow me to set the stage of … Read more
Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer If you’re in a rush, I’ll hit you with the punchline and save you the trouble of reading a 1,000 plus word blog post: Telecommuting may be … Read more
Here’s Why You Should Never Put “Health Reasons” on a Termination Form
By Eric B. Meyer Happy Monday, everyone. Glad to see I didn’t break some of your content filters on Friday with my filthy NLRB post. But, hey, just another … Read more
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules Against Pregnancy Discrimination, Sort Of
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court kinda, sorta clarified pregnancy accommodation rules at work. I’ll do my best to sort it out for you. … Read more