Be careful about ordering disabled employees to return to the office. The EEOC just sued an employer that insisted on requiring everyone to come back to the office, despite some having disabilities.
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Be careful about ordering disabled employees to return to the office. The EEOC just sued an employer that insisted on requiring everyone to come back to the office, despite some having disabilities.
Read MoreTwo upcoming religious holidays make it an opportune time for employers to review the laws regarding religious accommodations.
Read MoreUnder the ADA, employers don’t have to go along with an accommodation that is unreasonable—one that, in the terminology of the ADA, “causes an undue hardship.” If you reject what you consider an unreasonable accommodation, be ready to explain why.
Read MoreCompeting needs may mean that even well-intentioned supervisors mishandle ADA accommodations. That’s why it’s important to train supervisors that they must honor approved disability accommodations and immediately refer all requests to modify accommodations to HR.
Read MoreAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 51.6 million U.S adults, or 20.9% of the adult population, suffer from chronic pain. Of those, about 117.1 million, or 7.8%, suffer from what is characterized as high-impact chronic pain, which is so severe or persistent that it affects an individual’s daily life, including at work and home.
Read MoreThe EEOC is pursuing lawsuits over sex discrimination, age discrimination and failure to accommodate disabilities.
Read MoreI have offered the accommodations that an employee and her doctor requested. In fact, I even went beyond that, offering her free transportation to and from work. However, the employee is still refusing to come to work. Her workers’ comp benefit has ended. What are my next steps?
Read MoreAs more states legalize medical and other marijuana usage, employers must adjust their policies to conform to those new laws. That’s not an easy task.
Read MoreAllergies are an incredibly common condition. Fortunately for employers, most allergic symptoms aren’t debilitating enough to constitute disabilities under the ADA. But for millions of employees, that’s not the case, so companies should be prepared to handle these instances.
Read MorePresident-elect Trump has vowed to begin mass deportations of undocumented immigrants as soon as he takes office. Executing such a sweeping plan will likely require the deployment of dozens if not hundreds of National Guard units. Depending on the outcome of legal challenges that are almost certain to be filed, military-reserve units could be called to service, too.
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