Accuracy counts in drafting job descriptions (a lesson on ADA reasonable accommodations)
Do you have written job descriptions for all of your employees? Henschel v. Clare County Road Commission (6th Cir. 12/13/13) illustrates t...
FAMILY Act would provide paid leave for employees
By Jon Hyman
Tony Soprano once said, “Family: they’re the only ones you can depend on.” If Congressional Democrats get their wish, American workers will ...
Does the ADA cover organ donors?
By Jon Hyman
Every now and again I come across a case that offends my sensibilities. Rope v. Auto-Chlor Sys. of Wash., Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 10/16/13) is...
Is infertility fertile grounds for disability discrimination claims?
By Jon Hyman
I’ve written before about employers getting themselves in trouble for pregnancy discrimination for firing employees while undergoing fertili...
WIRTW #300 (the “300th” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Like a Spartan soldier raging into battle against the army of the Persian King Xerxes, I have ripped through 300 of these end-of-week compi...
A Festivus for the rest of us (at work)
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, Evil Skippy at Work answered a reader’s question about whether an employer can prevent its employees from celebrating Festivus i...
Is social media a valid vehicle for harassment complaints?
By Jon Hyman
A nuclear-medicine technician posted the following three items on her Facebook wall: (At 9:00 am) Sara DeBord loves it when my boss adds a...