Democrats and Republicans don’t often see eye to eye on new employment legislation. Except, it seems, when Gretchen Carlson spearheads the effort to get these new bills passed. Continue reading
I have another HR tip related to yesterday’s blog post and accommodating employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act and what counts as an essential job function. Continue reading
If you’re in Human Resources, you’ve probably dealt with this issue before. Continue reading
This has been an interesting start to the week at The Employer Handbook, from six-year-olds slinging racial epithets to expectorating employees.
But I’m here for it. And I’m glad that you are too. Continue reading
In my many years of practicing employment law, I’ve seen hostile work environment accusations leveled against owners, supervisors, co-workers, subordinates, customers, vendors, and many others.
But accusing a young child of racial discrimination is a new one for me. Continue reading
This situation comes up fairly often. An employee with a disability can’t perform their job, and needs leave to recover and return to work.
We know that indefinite leave is not a reasonable accommodation. But what about taking leave with only an “expected” return to work date? Is that too indefinite to be unreasonable? Continue reading
If you’ve procrastinated all week, you still have a few hours to register for this week’s edition of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Happy Hour, which returns today, October 28, 2022. We’re discussing leave rights and accommodations in hybrid and fully-remote workplaces.
Click here (https://bit.ly/HybridRemoteAccommodations) to register. Continue reading
In today’s post, I had planned to dispense some wage-and-hour tips for employers seeking to adjust hourly pay rates. And then the employment law gods spoke to me and said, “Eric, this blog is about the clicks, not curing insomnia.” Continue reading
Two women who worked for a home healthcare company in Tennessee claimed that their religion motivated their employer to fire them. But from the jump, the plaintiffs had a problem. The complaint that they filed in court belied their claims. Continue reading
I’m unsure if we can top this past Friday’s edition of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Happy Hour. Continue reading
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