Medical marijuana and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Bailey v. Real Time Staffing Servs. (6th Cir. 10/29/13) involves an employee fired for a positive random drug test for marijuana. Unknown ...
WIRTW #299 (the “Yuletide confessions” edition)
By Jon Hyman
I have confession to make. I’m a Jew who loves Christmas. I knew it from an early age. We’d leave temple on a December Friday night and swin...
When an extended leave of absence is NOT a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
Conventional wisdom says that when a sick or injured employee asks for time off, you should grant it within reason . For one, the EEOC says ...
5th Circuit upholds legality of class action arbitration waivers
By Jon Hyman
D.R. Horton v. NLRB [pdf] concerns whether, under the National Labor Relations Act, an employer can enforce against its employees an arbit...
Don’t be a jughead by thinking that white men aren’t a protected class
By Jon Hyman
A group of male employees of Archie Comics filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against their employer. They allege, among other things, th...