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Stress headaches caused by a particular supervisor aren’t enough to establish a disability because…

March 5, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

The Americans with Disabilities Act protects applicants and employees from disability discrimination. When the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act took effect in 2009, Congress lowered the bar for what constitutes a disability. Indeed, it’s gotten so low, that my usual advice to clients is not to sweat whether someone has a disability. Continue reading

The EEOC has just weighed in on what employers should know about the Coronavirus and the ADA

March 4, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I’ve seen enough “What employers should know about the Coronavirus” blog posts to know that I’m sick and tired of reading them.

But then the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission posted a Coronavirus update yesterday. And since I like clickbait as much as the next blogger, I’m going to summarize the EEOC’s Guidance for you today. Continue reading

Do you know FMLA better than a federal judge? Take this three-question quiz and find out.

March 3, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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We’re going to start with a brief fact pattern, and then I’ll pose the questions.

Alright, let’s see whatcha got. Continue reading

A college recruiter was fired for allegedly lining up high school students by complexion and nappiest hair.

March 2, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Do you ever wonder what the heck is wrong with people sometimes? Of course, you do; you’re in human resources. Continue reading

When can you ask an employee with a disability for more medical information?

February 28, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Every once in a while, a different client calls me with the same Americans with Disabilities Act question, “Eric, our employee tells us that she has a disability and needs and accommodation. Can we ask for medical documentation to help us evaluate whether an accommodation request is reasonable?”

Yep. Continue reading

17 states have sued to stop the joint-employer rule. No, not yesterday’s joint-employer rule; the other one.

February 27, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Is your head spinning? Continue reading

The NLRB’s new joint-employer rule is out today. Here are the three things employers need to know about it.

February 26, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Why should you care about joint employment? What’s new? And why did the National Labor Relations Board change the rule?

Let’s answer these questions… Continue reading

Does complying with the ADA mean offering short breaks to employees who have angry outbursts?

February 25, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Let’s say that you have an employee prone to angry outbursts. Sound familiar? Continue reading

I have a copy of the EEOC’s ‘top secret, classified, confidential’* priorities for 2020. Want to see it?

February 24, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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*And by ‘top secret, classified, confidential,’ I mean readily available from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s publicly accessible website (here).

And also, here and here.

This, right here, is some of the most messed up retaliation (allegedly). And it all settled for a cool milli.

February 21, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Technically, they settled for $1.15M. But, that won’t stop me from playing some ‘Lil Wayne. Continue reading

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