Since all of you have mastered reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this post seems rather unnecessary. Oh, that’s weird. Why is the there smoke billowing from my blog servers? (Although that could still be there from last Friday). Qualified Individuals and Essential Job Functions. Under the Americans with Disabilities…
There is a growing trend across the country for employers to remove job-application questions about criminal-record history. Ban the Box notwithstanding, other common job application no-no’s continue to trip up certain employers. For example, last week, the EEOC announced (here) that it had settled a discrimination complaint filed under the…
Last week, the EEOC announced (here) that it had filed this lawsuit against a Massachusetts employer, in which it alleges that the company violated federal law when it refused to effectively accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs. It’s a wicked pissah! Religious accommodations for flu shots. Here’s a summary of this new civil action from…
Kinda like this blog. I’d settle for a sandwich to call it even. Maybe some ketchup packets. Late last week, the EEOC announced here that, for the first time in 14 years, the agency in charge of enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws will update its current guidance on national origin discrimination. Actually, it…
Like when referring to the plaintiff (57) and his two co-workers (61 and 67), a boss allegedly remarks, “It’s time you got rid of those old son of a bitches.” Age discrimination, maybe? Hey, before you decide, how about the CEO allegedly saying that the company should have “new blood” and…
Look, no one forced you to read this. Or click on that video. Hey, happy Thursday to you from The Employer Handbook. Now, with 100% fewer penis trees. (Yeah, sorry about that. If you got yesterday’s post via email, the free stock image I used — from a database of…
Folks, if I were on a deserted island with no wi-fi, but just enough battery power and 4G LTE signal to stream one compliance webinar — welcome to deserted dork island — I’m tuning in to EEOC’s New Resource on Leave as an ADA Reasonable Accommodation: A Closer Look with EEOC Commissioner…
Although, it could’ve been worse. Seeing as the going rate for poop discrimination is $2.25 million. Cue mildly inappropriate music. Kurt Orzeck at Law360 reports here (subscription required) about a recent settlement — actually a consent decree — entered into between a North Dakote employer and a Filipino employee who sued…
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced here that it had issued issued final rules on how the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act apply to employer-sponsored wellness programs. So, what do y’all need to know about the EEOC’s new rules on employer wellness programs? (No one ever…
The case is called Dilek Edwards v. Charles V. Nicolai and Stephanie Adams. I’ll wait patiently while you take some time to Google the names. [Cue music] If, in any way, this all seems misogynistic to you, I assure it’s not. [Now, if I had used this music…] So, let’s clear…