Is exposure to generalized offensive comments enought to create a hostile environment?
Yesterday, we examined Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide in discussing whether an employer has an obligation to ban the use of radios in th...
Harassment by radio station
By Jon Hyman
Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide , decided yesterday by the 11th Circuit, asked the following question: Whether daily exposure to languag...
What are an employer's responsibilities to an employee taking FMLA intermittent leave?
By Jon Hyman
Intermittent leave continues to be the thorn in employers' sides in administering the FMLA. One key burden that intermittent leave puts ...
What else I'm reading this week #28
By Jon Hyman
Allow me to start this week with some self-promotion. To the immediate right of this post is a sidebar entitled Subscribe . It uses technolo...
Court vindicates employer who turned a blind eye to a request for a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Buboltz v. Residential Advantages, Inc. , decided last week by the 8th Circuit, illustrates the important point that merely because an emplo...