Complaints of retaliation by employers trumped race for the second consecutive year, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The … Read more
Is Friggatriskaidekaphobia Affecting Your Workplace Today?
Welcome all you friggatriskaidekaphobians. We feel your pain, even if we don’t share your fear of Friday the 13th. Most of us, of course, note it … Read more
Are Migraines Covered as a Workplace Disability Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits covered employers from discriminating against job applicants and employees on the … Read more
Can An Employer Really Discriminate Against an Obese Employee?
By Eric B. Meyer There is no federal law that specifically prohibits obesity discrimination. But is the Americans with Disabilities Act broad enough to … Read more
Under New Proposed Rule, Contractors Would Need to Boost Hiring of People With Disabilities
For those suffering from insomnia now around 2 a.m. Eastern, we’ve dug through a U.S. government website to find a 172-page document that may help … Read more
EEOC Says In Some Cases, Requiring a Diploma May Be Discriminatory
Requiring a high school diploma as a condition of employment for some jobs could land you in trouble with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An … Read more
Court Says ADA Doesn’t Require Employers to Provide Indefinite Leave
By Eric B. Meyer Back in June, I discussed here how the EEOC was discussing the use of leave from work as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, the … Read more
Raising Awareness Is Goal of Disabled Worker Month
Falguni Chitalia, a native of India, speaks three languages and holds a degree from Rutgers. She also has cerebral palsy that has affected her speech and … Read more
Is Obesity Really Considered a Workplace Disability Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Recently, the EEOC sued a Texas company, alleging that the company engaged in disability discrimination, in violation of the Americans … Read more
Employment at Will: The Most Misunderstood Principle in the Workplace
By John A. Gallagher Most Americans have a general understanding of the “Employment at Will” doctrine. They understand that it means that they … Read more