This post has nothing to do with employment law and everything to do with breakfast choices. Thus, with one finger squarely on the pulse of HR-compliance — we’ll get back to that on Monday — and another on the most important meal of the day, I bring you the Meyer breakfast cereal cabinet….ranked!
Vomitous is a word, right?
Today, I want to take you to school to discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act and job descriptions.
Check that. Bad job descriptions.
I brought my pencil! Gimmee something to write on.
Last night, while you we sleeping in your comfy beds — me, on a pile of money, blogging power and, yes, ego — a Texas federal judge entered an injunction against the final “blacklisting” rules and guidance of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.
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Hold up. I need to catch my breath after last night’s episode of The Walking Dead.
(Don’t worry. No spoilers ahead).
Actually, as I see it, yes, Eric is utilizing hyperbole.
But, this recent Eighth Circuit opinion in a case involving the duty to accommodate under the Americans with Disabilities Act is a dicey one for employers.
If I had a quarter for every time I heard someone criticize me for acting aloof at Starbucks by ordering a “medium” rather than a “grande” use the term “salaried-exempt,” I could play air hockey all day at Chuck-E-Cheese.
Hmm, that sounded less creepy in my head. But, seeing it typed out and all, yeah, sorry.
You’re almost there. The only thing that can stop you now is this Calvin Harris tune that’ll get stuck in your head all day.
With all those notice requirements and certifications and such, it’s easy to get bogged down in the minutia associated with an employee’s request for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
But, a recent case is a good reminder not to overlook a basic FMLA tenet: an employee returning from leave should be restored to the same position (or an equivalent position with equivalent benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment).
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