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ADA ruling: Driving not ‘major life activity’


November 18, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Disability discrimination, Employment law, Latest News & Views

Amid changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act comes a landmark federal-court ruling: Employees who can’t drive because of physical impairment can’t claim to be “disabled” based on that one limitation.

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Proposed legislation changes rules on workplace disabilities


July 3, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Disability discrimination, Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

In reaction to controversial court rulings, Congress is fast-tracking some amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including a clarification on the definition of “disability.”

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Violent employee claims, ‘It’s because of my disability’


June 25, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Behavior, Communication, Disability discrimination, Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, policies

The situation: One employee “goes off” on another, and maybe even gets physically abusive or engages in harassment. You call in the offender, and he says, “I have a documented mental disability that causes me to behave that way.”

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7 interview questions supervisors should never ask


April 4, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Age discrimination, Communication, Disability discrimination, Employment law, Gender discrimination, Hiring, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Managers, Supervisors

For all the books and articles listing all the warnings about interview questions, the list of no-no’s really boils down to just the Stupid Seven.

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