November 9, 2009 by Jim Giuliano
An employee is granted a disability accommodation, and all goes well until a substitute boss mistakenly revokes the accommodation. Who won this real-life court case? More…
November 2, 2009 by Sam Narisi
A recent Supreme Court case now has a new element of confusion. More…
October 28, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Warnings about bad documentation often involve high-tech situations — for example, watch what you e-mail, since it creates a permanent record. But managers need to be careful of how they handle more primitive documents, too. More…
October 26, 2009 by Jim Giuliano
An employee insists he got demoted because of his disability. His boss says it was all about performance, not disability. Who won this real-life legal case? More…
October 9, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

Ever since the ADA Amendments Act got passed in January, employers and HR managers have been asking, “So, what does all this mean?” The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has finally gotten around to giving some answers. More…
September 25, 2009 by Sam Narisi
When does attempting to recruit a diverse group of applicants cross the line and become illegal discrimination? More…
September 2, 2009 by Jared Bilski

It’s a constant challenge for employers: Offering the benefits and incentives that employees desire without running into compliance problems with the feds. More…
August 31, 2009 by Sam Narisi

When IT finds someone’s been browsing offensive Web sites on a work computer, you’d normally fire the employee. But what happens when it’s a computer several employees share? More…
August 12, 2009 by Jim Giuliano
In the last 10 years, women’s wages, as a percentage of men’s, have increased in most age groups, but women in some groups have done better than others. More…
July 28, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Not all sexual harassment claims are alike. But managers still need to take them seriously, even if they don’t fit the expected pattern. More…