By Sara J. Fagnilli Perhaps it’s simply a reflection of our hectic, fast-paced society today, but it seems like more and more people today are labeled as … Read more
How to Avoid a Disability Discrimination Claim When Hiring
By Eric B. Meyer I was reading this federal court opinion over the weekend. It involves a disability-discrimination claim brought by a deaf man who applied … Read more
EEOC’s New Focus: Workplace Discrimination Against Domestic Violence Victims
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a new Q&A Fact Sheet on domestic/dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. What’s it … Read more
Tapping the Untapped: Including Deaf Employees in the Workforce
By Patrick H. Hicks and Kristina Escamilla Gilmore Diversity in the workplace benefits employees, employers and society as a whole. Today, employers … Read more
Employment Law Basics: Living With the ADA and the ADAAA
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Much has been written lately in the blogosphere about telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities … Read more
EEOC Wants Comments on Its Proposed Strategic Enforcement Plan
Now’s your chance: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released for public comment a draft of its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why Performance Improvement Plans Are a Big Cop-Out
I’ve written here before about performance improvement plans (PIPs) and how I generally think they’re a fraud, used largely to provide cover to … Read more
Court: ADA Doesn’t Require Indefinite Break From Essential Job Functions
By Eric B. Meyer Readers of this blog know (here, here, and here) that if a disabled employee requests an indefinite leave of absence from work, the … Read more
Court: No ADA Accommodations Required for Non-Disabled Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, we had a two-part series at The Employer Handbook on the interplay between the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans … Read more