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Accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act can look very familiar at first glance. The PWFA requires the same interactive process as the Americans with Disabilities Act and religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The PWFA allows employers to reject specific accommodations if they can demonstrate an undue hardship. The similarity ends there.
Read MoreCorrecting slipping hygiene may be unpleasant, but it’s necessary. Reiterating company policies on dress and grooming should do the trick unless the problem runs deeper than relaxed standards. That’s where the Americans with Disabilities Act comes in.
Read MoreBe careful about ordering disabled employees to return to the office. The EEOC just sued an employer that insisted on requiring everyone to come back to the office, despite some having disabilities.
Read MoreTwo upcoming religious holidays make it an opportune time for employers to review the laws regarding religious accommodations.
Read MoreUnder the ADA, employers don’t have to go along with an accommodation that is unreasonable—one that, in the terminology of the ADA, “causes an undue hardship.” If you reject what you consider an unreasonable accommodation, be ready to explain why.
Read MoreCompeting needs may mean that even well-intentioned supervisors mishandle ADA accommodations. That’s why it’s important to train supervisors that they must honor approved disability accommodations and immediately refer all requests to modify accommodations to HR.
Read MoreAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 51.6 million U.S adults, or 20.9% of the adult population, suffer from chronic pain. Of those, about 117.1 million, or 7.8%, suffer from what is characterized as high-impact chronic pain, which is so severe or persistent that it affects an individual’s daily life, including at work and home.
Read MoreThe EEOC is pursuing lawsuits over sex discrimination, age discrimination and failure to accommodate disabilities.
Read MoreI have offered the accommodations that an employee and her doctor requested. In fact, I even went beyond that, offering her free transportation to and from work. However, the employee is still refusing to come to work. Her workers’ comp benefit has ended. What are my next steps?
Read MoreAs more states legalize medical and other marijuana usage, employers must adjust their policies to conform to those new laws. That’s not an easy task.
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