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Fact or Fiction: Some U.S. discrimination laws extend worldwide

  That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”. The answer to today’s question is fact. In 1991, the Supreme Court decided, in the companion cases of EEOC…

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Fact or Fiction: Pregnancy is a disability under federal employment law

  That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”. The answer to today’s question is fiction. Pregnancy is not a “disability” for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities…

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Fact or Fiction: Retaliation requires job-related action (e.g., firing)

  That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”. Until about five years ago, a plaintiff had to prove a materially adverse employment action in order to recover…

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Fact or Fiction: Miniature horse = reasonable ADA accommodation

Welcome back to “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFLJFl7ws_0 So, is a miniature horse a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Maybe. Title I of the ADA covers employers discriminating against qualified individuals…

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Fact or Fiction: WARN applies to parents and affiliates

Welcome back to “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”. As you know, if you read yesterday’s post, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), a federal law, protects workers by requiring most employers with…

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Fact or fiction: Federal law recognizes “reverse age discrimination”

Welcome to the inaugural edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post“. So, I was recently asked whether a younger employee may have a federal age-discrimination claim against his employer if the company treats a…