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Disabled employee’s accommodations a hassle?

09/07/2016

Don’t let annoyance over disability accommodations turn into retaliatory harassment.

Relax! Your arbitration agreement is likely valid

09/04/2016

As long as you get expert legal help creating a valid arbitration agreement, Texas courts will probably enforce it.

Nickle-and-diming plaintiff? Prepare to pay yourself

08/22/2016

If you pester an employee who is suing you with expensive pretrial tactics, you may wind up on the hook for his legal bills.

DHR ruling challenges disabled hiring practices in Bloomington, Minn.

08/15/2016

A “sheltered workplace” in Bloomington, Minnesota, where disabled employees are paid pennies on the dollar may face changes following a Minnesota Department of Human Rights ruling. DHR Commissioner Kevin Lindsey found probable cause that Opportunity Partners discriminated against a disabled worker when it refused to consider him for one of its fully paid staff positions.

Austin Park N Pizza pays $20,000 to settle disability suit

08/11/2016

Last year, the EEOC sued Austin’s Park N Pizza amusement park, alleging it failed to accommodate a disabled employee. Now the park has settled the dispute for $20,000 and significant injunctive relief.

DOT safety certification trumps ADA protection

08/11/2016

Some jobs require special government physical certifications as a pre-requisite to employment. These are generally designed to make sure the employee can safely perform a job that might otherwise put the public, or the employee, at risk of harm. What happens if such an employee becomes disabled?

EEOC issues guidance on leave as a reasonable accommodation

08/10/2016

Here are the key points of the guidance, which was prompted by a disability discrimination spike.

Is that alcohol you smell on employee’s breath? What to do now

08/01/2016

When you smell alcohol on an employee, or receive reports that an employee smells of alcohol, you need to act fast to protect everyone’s safety—but not so fast that you mishandle the situation. Follow these guidelines.

EEOC sues Murphy USA gas stations for ADA violations

07/22/2016

Murphy Oil Corp., which operates Murphy USA gas stations typically located in Walmart parking lots in over 20 states including Minnesota, violated federal law by firing a store manager because of his disability, the EEOC charges in a recently filed lawsuit.

Sometimes, accommodating disability just isn’t possible

07/20/2016

Finding an accommodation for a disabled employee is just always possible. There may be no practical way to accommodate some disabilities. If that’s the case, termination may the only reasonable option.

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