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When Is More Leave Not a Reasonable Accomodation?
Cases under the ADA are fact specific. Often it is difficult to find clear-cut standards for determining if an employee is qualified to perform the essential functions and if an accommodation is...
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My Essential OSHA “Enforcement” Posts This Year.
These are the links I sent to F & P attorneys after recently conducting an in-house session on our workplace safety practice. The focus of the links was not on building a safety culture, which is...
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OFCCP $2.2 Settlement Worth Noting
Don’t let the OFCCP drop off of your list of concerns. The sheer number of categories (female, Caucasian and Hispanic, black and Caucasian) and inclusion of multiple locations in several states in...
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Foolish Comments and Inconsistent Appearing Discipline Get You Sued
Not just supervisors, but also Safety professionals routinely have to respond to or try to prevent various types of employment claims. Why you may ask? Partly because the supervisor and employees...
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The EEOC and OSHA Are Expanding Their Focus To the Whole Company … All of It.
An EEOC “systemic” investigation can be as miserable as a class action lawsuit for employers. As we have discussed before, the EEOC has encouraged its management and investigators to scrutinize single...
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Will GM’s Car Recalls Encourage Whistleblower Claims?
During this week’s discussion about GM’s auto recalls, OSHA also released a Fact Sheet and guidance on “Filing Whistleblower Complaints Under The Moving Ahead For Progress In The 21st Century Act...
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Supreme Court Decides Voters’ Initiative To End Affirmative Action Is...
April 22, 2014 In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s Proposal 2, which amended the Michigan Constitution to prohibit racial preferences in admissions to public schools...
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Two New Webinars: Bullying, the NLRB and Its War On Employer Rules and “Live...
Dealing With Workplace Bullying And Misconduct While The NLRB Challenges Your Rules Join us for a Webinar on July 24 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:...
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Why Am I Still Getting Sued By Employees?
(From Industrial Distribution Magazine). After covering union challenges and safety compliance concerns in previous articles, we’ll conclude the series by discussing those common employment law claims...
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Talk versus Email: When Electronic Communications Gets You Sued
Electronic communications are a mixed blessing. Business is more efficient and new ways of commerce continue to open. However, ubiquitous electronic communications have eroded our personal time and...
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