By Eric B. Meyer Reading yesterday’s post about religious accommodations and Flying Spaghetti Monsters may have had you rolling your eyes like — who is … Read more
How Far Must You Go to Accommodate Wild Religious Beliefs?
By Eric B. Meyer Most employment lawyers — especially us blogger types — are never at a loss for a good war story. Like that time I sat through the … Read more
Pennsylvania Is Legalizing Medical Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know
By Eric B. Meyer Pennsylvania is about to become the second Commonwealth in the United States to legalize medical marijuana. (23 states — la di da, states … Read more
What You Need to Make Sure to Acknowledge in Your Employee Handbook
By Eric B. Meyer Right around the time that email subscribers to this blog receive today’s post, I’ll be sitting on an “Ask the Expert” legal panel at the … Read more
California Employers Push Back Over Health Care Arbitration Agreements
By Chad Terune, Kaiser Health News Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring off against major U.S. employers in a … Read more
Permanent Light Duty Is NOT a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to an individual with a disability, if doing … Read more
What San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Law Will Mean For Employers
By Jason Geller and Richard Meneghello San Francisco just became the first city in the country to pass legislation requiring many employers to provide … Read more
Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer Because of a Genetic Test?
By Eric B. Meyer A received a number of emails following my blog post, “Can you refuse to hire a person whom you fear may have a future disability?” One of … Read more
It’s Not Easy to Determine If an Employee Is Really “Exempt”
By John E. Thompson Coming changes in at least some of the U.S. Department of Labor’s definitions for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Read more
Vague Policies + Poor HR Communications = FMLA disaster
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I blogged here about the importance of communicating with employees on the Family and Medical Leave Act to stay abreast … Read more