By Eric B. Meyer Many of us, including me, have a loved one or friend who has suffered through mental illness. With proper treatment, counseling and … Read more
What the Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Decision Means For the Workplace
OK, presumably I’m not the only employment lawyer trying to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to the employer-employee … Read more
Appeals Court Ruling Could Protect “the Most Frivolous” FMLA Requests
By Eric B. Meyer Yep, in this precedential opinion in Hansler v. Leigh Valley Hospital Network, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia … Read more
Get Me to the Church … To Reasonably Accommodate My Disability
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s say that you have an employee who suffers from anxiety and stress. The employee is very religious and her doctor encourages her to … Read more
Should Employers Keep Time Records For Exempt Employees?
By John E. Thompson Should an employer keep records of the time worked by employees who qualify for a federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum-wage and/or … Read more
What Must an Employee Do to Get FMLA Leave?
By Eric B. Meyer Now, let’s talk about notice under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Specifically, in those situations in which an employee doesn’t use … Read more
Reducing Workplace Stress: Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Isn’t the Americans with Disabilities Act fun? Oh, right, it’s the federal employment law that y’all voted that keeps you up most at … Read more
For Handling Employee Disabilities, Take the Burger King Approach
By Eric B. Meyer ADA and Burger King?!? Has someone been eating too many Whoppers? Actually, the inspiration for this post comes from Seattle attorney … Read more
Do You Have to Pay an Employee for Mandatory Alcohol Treatment?
By Eric B. Meyer Are you required to pay an employee for mandatory alcohol treatment? More specifically, as posed in this recent federal court decision, … Read more
Why Your Handbook Needs to Be Clear on Taking FMLA Leave
By Eric B. Meyer A few missing words in your employee handbook words may open your FMLA floodgates, and you wouldn’t want to make the same egregious … Read more