An employer has a policy that permits employees to work remotely one day every two weeks. An employee with a disability (PTSD and anxiety disorders) requests to work remotely twice per week and work weekends to make up for any lost time. That seems like a reasonable accommodation. Or not…
daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Do you remember that scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Morgan Freeman’s character ‘Red’ is working the checkout line at a local grocery store? After he finishes bagging someone’s items, he looks over at his manager and says, “Restroom break,…
Image Credit: Piqsels.com Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Texas man received 15 months in prison for perpetrating a hoax related to COVID-19 after a federal jury found him guilty of two counts of 18 U.S.C. § 1038, which criminalizes false information and hoaxes related to…
Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Earlier this week, Governor Phil Murphy announced that he had signed A681 into law, which expands the scope of the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) — already one of the most comprehensive anti-discrimination laws in the country — by providing protections against age discrimination…
Image Credit: Piqsels.com Yes, I think I did. So, I’ll let you in on it. In September, President Biden signed an Executive Order requiring federal employees to get vaccinated as a condition of employment. This week, the federal government updated its Frequently Asked Questions for Vaccinations for federal sector workers.…
Image Credit (Insomnia Cured Here on Flickr) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js If what I’m about to share with you is true, this employer needs to whip out its checkbook and settle this EEOC lawsuit right away before things go from bad to worse. Last week, the EEOC announced that it had sued a…
The original uploader was Bando26 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons I’ve got good news and bad news. There’s good news if you’re still clutching your pearls over some employee suing for failing to accommodate his disability around the start of the pandemic in 2020. If the…
Image by fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay No, I’m not making this up. And, spoiler alert, 🥴 As I meant to tell you on Tuesday, another reason that courts don’t overturn an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy is that they’ll generally defer to lawmakers to decide whether employers should have that power.…
pregnant woman by Adrien Coquet from the Noun Project Days Since Last COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Post: One Zero. A little over a month ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially recommended vaccinations for all women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become…
medical form by Linseed Studio from the Noun Project I think we all need a break from the COVID-19 vaccination posts. So, let’s address your second-favorite HR topic: FMLA leave administration!!! Hey, put down that bottle! It’s only 8 am. I’ve got a not-so-hypothetical for you. Let’s say that you…