The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has limited the way state employees can sue the agencies where they work for violating their rights under the Uniformed Services...
There is no list spelling out exactly which medical conditions are qualifying disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Most medical...
Your baby boomer employees—those born between 1946 and 1964—are more likely to demand paper paychecks than younger workers and those older than 61. The main...
“Last winter we went through a six-week stretch when it seemed like
everyone in the office was just passing around the same cold and flu
bugs. I think I had the...
HR Specialist will be covering the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 in depth. We'll catalog all our stories on this page. Consider bookmarking it so you can check back...
Employees are entitled to work in a harassment-free environment—and that includes more than freedom from harassment by supervisors and co-workers. Employers also...
When it comes to promotions, the clearer and more transparent the selection process, the better. Employees who know exactly what it takes to be promoted—and who...
When you’re faced with an employee or applicant who may have a physical or mental disability, your legal antenna should go up right away. That’s because the...
State Deputy Attorney General Thomas Kimmett has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett and other state officials, claiming he...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with the airline in a class-action suit brought by pilots who alleged that the company’s...
Q. My family owns a chain of electronics stores. We suspect that employees have stolen some merchandise. We want to install surveillance cameras in our inventory storage...
Some supervisors who micromanage tend to focus on one or two troublesome employees. If those employees belong to a protected class, watch out! Here’s how such...
John Deeds, former director of regulatory initiatives for Duke Energy, won Round 1 of his whistle-blower lawsuit against the utility. Deeds claims he was fired in April...
Gary Edwards, Deputy Deborah Nelson and Deputy Anthony Smith arrived on the scene to find Billy Ray Cook crawling on his stomach in the street. Upon spotting the...
One of the easiest ways to land the company in legal hot water is for a manager to punish someone who complains that she’s being discriminated against. It may turn...
Charles Gribben, a UPS driver in Phoenix, was told by his doctor to operate only trucks with air conditioning. But UPS, finding it couldn’t accommodate...
Georgia’s Business Security and Employee Privacy Act (BSEPA) took effect July 1, 2008. The law expands employees’ rights to transport lawfully registered...
Q. We are closing one of our offices in Minnesota. The number of employees affected is not sufficient to trigger any notice obligations under the federal WARN Act. Does...
Global Positioning System devices make it easy for employers to keep track of the location of company vehicles. But for all the pluses of GPS, there are minuses. Because...
California’s Economic Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC) has issued 42 citations following a California Labor and Workforce Development Agency sweep of 22...
