‘Attendance point’ policy costs employer $1.7M
It starts out as a simple challenge: Companies need a way to track employee attendance.
Disability Discrimination
'Social anxiety disorder' is qualifying condition under ADA: Court
The definition of disability — the kind employers have to make an effort to accommodate — just keeps getting wider and wider.
'We didn't know he was disabled: Do we have to accommodate him?'
Here’s more disappointing proof that employees (or rather, ex-employees) will sue you for just about anything these days. The more disturbing fact: Sometimes, seemingly ridiculous lawsuits are found to have merit.
A $128k lesson in why employers need to accommodate disabled workers
An Arkansas car dealership is on the hook for more than $128k after it failed to accommodate a sales manager who returned to work after spine surgery.
A cautionary tale about requiring random testing for drugs and alcohol
Many employers have taken a pro-active approach to helping employees deal with drug and alcohol problems. A recent case out of New Jersey clarifies just how far companies can go in setting protocols for ensuring that workers stay on the straight and narrow.
A shortsighted hiring decision costs company $35k
Making assumptions based on stereotypes about an applicant’s fitness for work is a sure-fire way to get you in trouble, as an Indiana firm recently learned.
A simple list of job duties could have saved company in ADA bias suit
Accommodations for disabled employees needn’t be complicated. Here’s an example of how one simple step could have saved a retail chain from a sizable penalty for violating the ADA.
ADA accommodation? But we haven't even hired her yet
This is a federal employment law pill some employers have a tough time swallowing.
ADA claim: Employer to pay $90K for failing to transfer disabled employee
Here’s a reminder that the feds want to see all employers explore job reassignment as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ADA lawsuit puts hair salon operator in a tight spot
There’s a new entry on the list of conditions that can qualify as a disability in the workplace: claustrophobia.
ADA roundup: 3 new settlements that cost firms big
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is showing no signs of letting up on disability lawsuits.
ADA: Another example of just how hard it is to comply with the law
A new court ruling just made it a little more difficult for employers, managers and supervisors to comply with the ADA’s accommodation requirements.
ADA: Can disabled man be held to strict work hour requirement?
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Another obese staffer wins ADA suit: Is it an epidemic?
Since the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease earlier this summer, we’ve already seen one obesity-as-disability case pop up. Here’s the second.
Arbitrary maximum leave policy, disability discrimination costs retailer $8.6 million
Think the feds aren’t serious about enforcing laws against disability discrimination? Check this: A recent case is going to cost home improvement retailer Lowe’s a cool $8.6 million.
Beware the latest lawsuit threat: Retaliation
In 2009, U.S. employees filed 93,277 workplace discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the second highest number ever. And for the first time, race discrimination did not top the list of claims.
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