The latest draft manual of the American Psychiatric Association recommends that compulsive eating and gambling be recognized as mental “disabilities.” Does that mean they’ll fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act? More…
Here’s an easy recipe for a lawsuit: A manager sees a resume and likes the candidate’s qualifications — but after meeting the applicant in person, immediately changes his mind. More…
Disability rules get continually tweaked by Congress and federal agencies. Take this quiz and test your knowledge of the rules for dealing with disabled employees and applicants.
Sometimes, finding the right accommodation for an employee’s disability can be difficult. Other times, there’s a simple solution. More…
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…
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…
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…
The questions: Does the ADA Amendments Act cover accommodation requests made on or after Sep. 25, 2008, the day President Bush signed the act? Or does the act cover only requests filed on or after Jan. 1, 2009, the effective date written into the law? More…
According to some surveys, as much as 40% of today’s employers use social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to learn more about applicants’ backgrounds. Some of what those employers are doing could be illegal. More…
Our team of experts fields real-life everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: What are the rules on employees who claim attention deficit disorder (ADD) as a disability? More…
