ADA accommodations are part of an overall ADA policy every employer must have. Use an interactive process to decide which accommodations are reasonable.
Challenging a disabled employee’s capacity for work can backfire badly, especially if it appears it was based on disability discrimination and harassment.
Even if it appears that an employee is misusing his FMLA leave, you must make discipline or termination decisions based on a rational review of the facts, including the...
What exactly are employer's responsibilities during a natural disaster? Employment and labor lawyer Kimberly Doud breaks down five factors to consider.
The ADA does not require employers to tolerate current illegal drug use. But employers do have options to help return addicted workers to productivity.
The white-collar overtime threshold will increase to $35,568 on Jan. 1, 2020, following approval of a final rule the Department of Labor says will make 1.2 million more...
Generally, obesity alone does not qualify as a disability under the ADA. However, some workers are protected from obesity discrimination; more may soon be.
In this edition of Ask the Attorney, our expert employment lawyer tackles readers questions about dress codes, file retention and mental health issues.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act or USERRA can be the stealth bomber of employment laws. Few employers would list the USERRA law as a top...
