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The Employer Handbook BlogI don’t recall the ADA saying anything about reasonable-er accommodations.
Hopefully, I didn’t miss something. (Oh, so you’re saying that, maybe, “reasonable-er” isn’t a word.)
Well, I do have a point here. Somewhere. Continue reading
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FMLA & ADA: Two peas in a pod
I love my readers.
Like my youngest daughter with a pile of peas, my readers devour HR-compliance wonk and nuance. Continue reading
Pay attention HR! Transgender employees may have ADA (disability) rights too.
My decision to sit at the computer and begin blogging at 10:48 PM on a Sunday has backfired on me, for sure. Continue reading
There have been some huge, recent LGBT developments impacting your workplace.
Most notably, HR Dive interviewed me on supporting transgender employees at work during their transition!!! Continue reading
There are betting things to say in a job applicant’s rejection email than “age will matter”.
Now, where did I put yesterday’s .gif? Oh, there it is.
Lawsuit: P. Diddy did it (sexual harassment) right after he and his house guests did it (sex).
When others go high, I go low.
Wait a minute! I got that backwards didn’t I? Dammit! That explains why I didn’t come up with “In Firing Employees, A Bit of Humanity Still Helps.” It’s a pragmatic post inspired by recent events from employment lawyer and blogger, Daniel Schwartz.
Instead, I get my HR-compliance news from a TMZ story entitled, “I HAD TO SERVE HIS POST-SEX MEALS… He Served Up His Junk.” Welp, there’s only one thing left to do, I guess.
Yes, I’d better double down. Continue reading
8th Cir: Ok to tell a Middle Eastern worker to “go back home, go to your country.”
As you’ll find out down below, “Minnesota nice” only goes so far dontchaknow.
New Philly bill aims to shut down local businesses engaging in “severe and repeated” discrimination
This bill introduced in Philadelphia City Council back in April is quietly making its way closer to Mayor Kenney’s desk. And, it could mean the end of the road for Philadelphia businesses that believe that they can discriminate with impunity.
The best way to prepare your workplace now for President Trump’s new Religious Freedom Executive Order
Yeah, that’s basically it. Keep calm and carry on. Continue reading
Because of Sex.
…and because that title has a better ring than “Court Concludes Plaintiff Failed to Establish a Hostile Work Environment as a Matter of Law.” Continue reading