ADA

Document every ADA accommodation

12/29/2016

Employers that grant disabled workers more flexibility in work requirements need to make sure they document every ADA accommodation request and every accommodation decision.

Telling boss about disability counts as official notice

12/22/2016

An employee doesn’t have to tell HR about a disability to gain protection from discrimination. It’s enough for the employee to tell her supervisor.

EEOC makes Sharp point on disability rights violations

12/22/2016

Sharp Healthcare, a San Diego regional hospital system, has agreed to pay $90,000 to a surgical scrub technician to settle charges it violated the ADA when it refused to hire her.

EEOC targets mental health accommodation

12/22/2016

The EEOC has taken steps to inform employees suffering from common conditions like depression about their workplace rights.

Ensure wellness programs comply with new EEOC rules

12/22/2016

Know the new rules regarding financial inducements in employer-sponsored wellness programs.

Document efforts to identify reasonable ADA accommodations that will work

12/22/2016

Employers that document the ADA’s interactive process and offer multiple options seldom lose lawsuits alleging failure to accommodate.

PTSD is no excuse for employee’s misbehavior

12/20/2016

Employees don’t get a pass on bad behavior just because they are disabled.

When ADA is at issue, attendance is job requirement

12/12/2016

The longer an injured employee stays out, the less likely the employer will lose an ADA lawsuit over a subsequent termination.

Make sure job descriptions reflect reality

12/12/2016

If an employee can show that a job description isn’t accurate, the court may take her employee’s word for it.

Injury doesn’t necessarily mean employee is disabled

11/23/2016

Sometimes, employees misunderstand what it means to be disabled under the ADA and state disability laws.