Editor’s note: Weekly Wrap is taking the week off. It will return next Friday. By Ilyse Wolens Schuman Recent actions by the Equal Employment … Read more
Does the ADA Require a Transfer Away From a Jerk Boss?
By Eric B. Meyer Whether you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, or not, work can suck. Bosses can be jerks. But, if an employee … Read more
An Interactive Process Can Help Resolve ADA Accommodation Claims
By Eric B. Meyer So just how did an employer snatch victory from the jaws of defeat after botching a diabetic employee’s request to work a modified … Read more
Biggest Loser Contests at Work? Only If They Pass Muster With the EEOC
By Howard Mavity We are again running a Biggest Loser Contest among our 31 offices and will award prizes, beginning at $1,000, to individuals who lose the … Read more
EEOC to Offer Employers Guidance on Wellness Programs
By Eric B. Meyer The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is obsessed with wellness programs. Or, as the EEOC likes to describe them … Read more
Accommodating a Disability Doesn’t Require You Displace Someone Else
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that companies provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, if doing … Read more
Is Speaking an Essential Qualification For an HR Pro?
By Eric B. Meyer Whether you work in a department of many, or just one, your job as an HR professional has you juggling many balls. You’re running an … Read more
What Do You Do When an Employee Says They’re Quarantined With Ebola?
By Eric B. Meyer Five minutes ago, after taking the obligatory selfies and between games of Candy Crush, one of your employees texted from an Ebola … Read more
Do Fingers With Frostbite Constitute a Disability Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s talk about what it means to have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act. In Wilson v. Iron Tiger … Read more
EEOC Warns That a Duty to Accommodate May Extend After Childbirth
By Eric B. Meyer Seems one employer may not have received the memo. Now, the EEOC is taking aim. Over the summer, the EEOC issued new guidance on … Read more