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The Employer Handbook BlogDON’T DO THIS: Threaten to fire employees that get a COVID-19 vaccination
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Today’s edition of “DON’T DO THIS” comes from an unlikely source: The Howard Stern Show. Continue reading
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Yet another court reaffirms that the ADA does not require accommodating marijuana use
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It’s been a minute since I’ve gotten to blog about the Americans with Disabilities Act and accommodating an individual with a disability and a marijuana card who uses doctor-prescribed marijuana off the clock.
Better dust off the cannabis scales of justice for this one.
EEOC confirms that new COVID-19 vaccination incentive guidance is coming soon
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Since the EEOC last updated its “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” resource document on December 16, 2020, it published proposed wellness rules only to walk them back less than a week later. So, several business groups wrote to the EEOC asking the big question: to what extent may employers offer employees incentives to get the COVID-19 vaccine without violating the Americans With Disabilities Act and other laws enforced by the EEOC.
It appears that we may get an answer soon. Continue reading
This is, by far, the most important ADA decision so far in 2021.
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And it’s not at all what you think. Continue reading
As a reasonable accommodation, must an employer transport an employee with a disability to/from work?
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One of your employees has a disability that prevents her from getting to work consistently. The problem is that regular attendance is an essential function of the job. So, remote work isn’t an option.
Do you need to provide her transportation as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Continue reading
Gas up the Bugatti for the commute! Pennsylvania has relaxed its private sector restrictions on teleworking.
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Come on, Eric! Yesterday, you blogged about Philly, and now this. What’s with all the Pennsylvania posts this week? Continue reading
Employers that operate in THIS state can require workers to get vaccinated
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Several states are taking steps to forbid employers from requiring that workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Separately, I know of at least two pending lawsuits that employees have filed. I already blogged about one of them here. The other is pending in a federal court in California.
But it’s the California of the East a/k/a New Jersey that has taken a much different approach. Continue reading
This pre-COVID case underscores how telework will often be a post-COVID reasonable accommodation
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An employee’s perception of the workplace is critical to gaining an accurate picture of what the actual workplace is like.
Do you agree? Continue reading
Will (reverse) vaccination discrimination be the next big thing?
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The Miami Heat made news twice yesterday. First, the rumor mill has the franchise closely tied to a deal for Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry. Of course, my beloved Philadelphia 76ers are also in the mix to bring the Villanova grad back home to the City of Brotherly Love.
But the bigger Miami Heat news is that vaccinated fans will soon have their own sections at Miami Heat games. Continue reading
Rather than pay about $2,000 to install automatic doors, an employer loses a $650K disability discrimination verdict instead
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Me? I would’ve picked door number one. Continue reading