By Carolyn A. Pellegrini I previously cautioned employers about sending employees packing when they are found sleeping on the job due to the possibility … Read more
Telling An Employee They Need to Lose Weight is NOT Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s talk (alleged) big butts and discrimination. In Luster-Malone v. Cook County, Ms. Luster-Malone, a hospital employee, alleged … Read more
By the Numbers: How to Handle Employees Caught Sleeping on the Job
By Carolyn A. Pellegrini This picture was recently circulated to among the bloggers with a challenge: turn this picture into a blog entry. After dispelling … Read more
Must an Employer Ask If a Disability is Causing Poor Performance?
By Eric B. Meyer You’ve got an employee with performance issues. Big time! Initially, you put her on a series of performance improvement plans. But, … Read more
Pregnancy Isn’t a Workplace Disability, But How About Morning Sickness?
By Eric B. Meyer An employee-plaintiff who claims that she was discriminated against under the Americans with Disabilities Act due to her pregnancy alone, … Read more
Yes, the ADA Requires a Person to Show They Have a Disability
By Eric B. Meyer When the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) went into effect on January 1, 2009, the changes to the Americans with … Read more
Philadelphia Bill Would Require Accommodating Pregnant Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I wrote about last news of a bill pending in New Jersey, requiring employers to make available reasonable accommodation for … Read more
Court: Company Doesn’t Have to Allow Mass Unscheduled Prayer Breaks
By Eric B. Meyer Today, we’re talking about religious accommodations. In EEOC v. JBS USA, LLC, several Muslim employees at a meatpacking plant argued … Read more
Going to the Dogs: When Do You Have to Allow Animals at Work?
By Carmon M. Harvey These days, dogs are everywhere. They are carried, pushed, toted, and even sometimes walked into almost every building imaginable – … Read more
Changing Supervisors Is NOT a Required ADA Accommodation
By Eric B. Meyer Work got you anxious and depressed? Well then, you may be disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But if you think that the … Read more