Cancer Survivors Less Likely to Receive Callbacks from Potential
A Harris Poll for Cancer and Careers recently found that 61% of respondents’ fear of disclosing their cancer diagnosis would lessen their chances of getting hired.
Tag: ADA
Experts Highlight Employment Law Issues for Associations
Associations need to have a special take on legal issues, because they are nonprofit, small employers and they may have to comply with laws in the District of Columbia, which has been a bellwether in promulgating liberal employment laws, causing some legal experts to call it the “California of the East.” To explain employment issues […]
EEOC Wants Feds to Provide Personal Assistants to Disabled
While the provision of a personal assistant generally has not been considered a “reasonable” accommodation required by disability nondiscrimination laws, federal employers may soon have to make such accommodations for workers with disabilities. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking scheduled to be published in the Federal Register Feb. 24, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]
ADA vs. FMLA: When Should You Offer a Light-Duty Position?
This article is part of a series that compares and contrasts various aspects of the two laws.
Employer Pays $50K for Refusing to Hire Worker in Methadone Treatment Program
A temporary staffing agency based in Baltimore has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve claims that it refused to hire an applicant because of her participation in a methadone treatment program. Randstad, US, LP entered into the agreement to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that its actions violated the Americans with […]
Reinstatement Rights under the FMLA and ADA
Do employees have a right to reinstatement to their previous position upon return from Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) leave? What are the exceptions to reinstatement under each law?
When Is Intermittent Leave Allowed under FMLA and ADA?
When is intermittent leave permitted under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Under what circumstances—if any—is use of intermittent leave prohibited?
7th Circuit Lacks Conviction for Police Officer’s ADA Claim
By Kelly Smith-Haley, JD Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers may be required to offer reasonable accommodations to qualified employees. A recent opinion from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin—reminds employers that when it comes to providing a reasonable accommodation, it doesn’t have to result in highway […]
How Are Employee Benefits Impacted during ADA, FMLA Leave?
What are an employer’s obligations regarding benefits for an employee who is out on leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
7th Circuit Won’t Rehear United Airlines ADA Reassignment Case
An appeals court won’t rehear a case in which it ruled that United Airlines was not required to reassign a worker with a disability because that accommodation would have violated its collective bargaining agreement’s seniority policy. The court also held that the lower court properly dismissed the case because the employee failed to identify any […]