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EEOC claims four HR employees facilitated two acts of disability bias against the same person
The Americans with Disabilities Act makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a qualified applicant or employee with a disability. According to a lawsuit that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed yesterday, an employer did both.
To the same individual. Continue reading
Here’s why so many employers make a mess of the overtime rules.
Employment lawyers often quip that they could walk into a workplace and spot at least one violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal law governing the payment of overtime pay at not less than time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. Continue reading
The ADA may require accommodations for alcoholics. But it can get tricky when police are involved.
Yes, alcoholism can be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading
Take me out to the ballgame.
Or, more precisely, my oldest son and I will be traveling from Philly to Cincinnati to watch the Marlins take on the Reds in a 12:35 matinee. Continue reading
Here’s something you might not have known about the new federal pregnancy accommodation law.
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), released proposed regulations for public comments. 275 pages of them.
But I only needed the first eight or so to realize that the PWFA, which requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, has a few pitfalls for unwary employers. Continue reading
Elon Musk says X will fund legal bills for employees “unfairly treated” for posting or liking on the platform
Screenshot: @elonmusk on X
At least that’s what Elon Musk, the billionaire who purchased X (formerly known as Twitter), posted from his X account on Saturday night. Continue reading
50,000 reasons not to mandate prayer at work
Did you know that in 2022, claims of religious discrimination at work filed with the EEOC were up over 650% from the previous year? SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERCENT!
