By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act explicitly forbids discrimination against those who are actually disabled or “regarded as” … Read more
Did Your DUI Lawyer Draft Your Employee Handbook?
By Tillman Coffey Did your DUI lawyer draft your Employee Handbook? Of course not. I just wanted to get your attention. The real question is, when is the … Read more
Distinguishing Between State and Federal Disability-Accommodation Claims
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s say you operate a business in New Jersey. Your disabled employee comes to you requesting an accommodation for his or her … Read more
U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of FMLA Coverage For Employers
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court in Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Md. held that state employees have no cause of action under … Read more
ADA May Require Employers to Assist Employees in Commuting to Work
By Bruce R. Millman Most employers would be shocked to learn that they may have a legal obligation to help employees get to work. Yet a recent trend in … Read more
EEOC: Retaliation Discrimination Charges Continued to Rise in 2011
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