The Employer Handbook BlogIf you haven’t done FMLA training for your supervisors, hopefully, this post will motivate you to get some on the calendar. The case I want to share…
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Did an employee just discover an “FMLA loophole” to arbitration agreements?!?
…policy preference for arbitration. But suppose one of your employees decides to pursue a class action lawsuit in federal court alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. The…
The EEOC isn’t the only federal agency safeguarding complaints about race bias at work
…perceived implicit bias work, are protected from retaliation by employers. In this particular instance, a faculty member at a medical school wore a t-shirt that said, “I can’t breathe,” and…
Did a union non-profit refuse to accommodate a woman with breast cancer and force her to resign? The EEOC thinks so.
…accommodations if doing so would not pose an undue hardship,” which may mean “complying with the temporary medical restrictions of employees who are receiving ongoing treatments for serious medical conditions.”…
If you are tracking FMLA leave THIS WAY, you may be doing it WRONG!
Thank you for indulging me a day off from blogging yesterday. It’s tough to bounce right back when a referee rips your heart out of your chest…
This is how you determine whether a remote employee is FMLA-eligible
Employees are eligible for FMLA leave when they have worked for the employer for at least 12 months, have at least 1,250 hours of service for the…
An employee who didn’t know she had a disability sued for disability discrimination. It didn’t go well.
…plaintiff appealed her termination to a third party, a procedure the defendant made available to her. During the pendency of the appeal, the plaintiff learned of her medical condition and…
This is everything HR-related from last night’s State of the Union Address
…about here in December. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will require employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for workers affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions…
The EEOC has a new resource document for assisting individuals with hearing disabilities
…a noisy, fast-paced work environment. After making a job offer, an employer may ask questions about the applicant’s health (including questions about the applicant’s disability) and may require a medical…
Let’s talk about religious discrimination (and MORE!) with EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas at Noon ET today!!!
…exclude or adversely impact protected groups; Protecting individuals affected by a pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions and pregnancy-related disabilities, and enforcing the provisions of the newly enacted Pregnant Workers…