By Eric B. Meyer Last September, for the first time ever, the EEOC sued two private employers for discriminating against employees who had transitioned … Read more
SEC Sues Company Behind the HR Job Board OpenReq
A federal court in Florida has all but closed down the operations of OpenReq and its parent company, eCareer Holdings, after the Securities and Exchange … 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
Georgia Legalizes Medical Marijuana Without Employment Protections
By Dale L. Deitchler With the enactment of “Haleigh’s Hope Act” last week, Georgia became the 26th jurisdiction to decriminalize medical marijuana use. The … Read more
EEOC Unveils Its Proposed New Rules For Wellness Programs
By Eric B. Meyer More eagerly anticipated that the premiere of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday released its … Read more
Fired for Sex Jokes, Man Claims Disability Act Violations Instead
By Eric B. Meyer As I resist every urge to cheapen this post further by resorting to silly puns and other double entendre, allow me to set the stage of … Read more
Push to Require “Predictable Scheduling” Is Gaining Momentum
By John E. Thompson In February, we reported on U.S. Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil‘s comments that the agency is considering … Read more
A New Protected Classification? Congressional Action is in the Pipeline
By Gregory D. Hanscom Unless you were completely ignoring the news over the past couple of weeks, it was difficult to miss the debate spurred by the … Read more
Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer If you’re in a rush, I’ll hit you with the punchline and save you the trouble of reading a 1,000 plus word blog post: Telecommuting may be … Read more
Sexual Harassment: Foolin’ Around Could Cost You Plenty
“Ludicrous.” That’s what the U.S. District Court in Arizona wrote in the 1975 decision of Corne v. Bausch and Lomb, Inc. (390 F.Supp. … Read more