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Yesterday’s Advisor covered new guidance concerning the application of Title VII to domestic violence, assault , and stalking; today, the ADA story, plus an introduction to the all-in-one HR problemsolver, HR.BLR.com.
January 14, 2013 | Category: | Read More | 2 Comments
One of HR’s many ADA headaches is coworkers who think an employee who has been given an accommodation is unfairly getting special treatment, say attorneys Julie K. and Audra K. Hamilton. It’s always a difficult situation because you can’t discuss the disability or the accommodation.
July 18, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 4 Comments
One overlooked, ignored, and/or feared area of the ADA is dealing with employees who suffer from mental disabilities, say attorneys Julie K.Athey and Audra K. Hamilton. Because many mental disabilities are hard to spot, hard to diagnose, and hard to handle, employers may either give too much attention (fear, stigma, termination) or too little, pretending they don’t exist.
July 17, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 4 Comments
Can you require an annual physical? An alcohol test? A prescription list? Generally, no, no, and no. These and other tricky ADA questions are answered in EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations.
May 21, 2012 | Category: | Read More | 3 Comments
In yesterday’s Advisor, the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium panel offered tips for dealing with an increasingly aggressive Wage/Hour Division; today, the panels advice for dealing with ADA issues, plus an introduction to the leading all-HR-in-one website.
December 26, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
In yesterday’s Advisor, we got attorney Audra Hamilton’s take on mental disability accommodation. Today, her examples of accommodation in action, plus an introduction to BLR’s popular pre-written policy collection, SmartPolicies.
December 12, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
Many mental impairments are hard to spot and hard to diagnose, and employers tend to give mental impairments too much attention or too little, says attorney Audra Hamilton.
December 11, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments
In yesterday's Advisor, panelists at BLR's Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS) in Nashville warned of newly aggressive moves by the NLRB and unions; today, panelists take on ADA for 2012, plus an introduction to the all=HR-in-one website, HR.BLR.com.
November 23, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 1 Comments
For everyone who interviews applicants, there is a long list of pitfalls, but surely some of the most challenging and confusing to avoid are those relating to interviewing applicants with disabilities.
November 01, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
If an employer requires an employee to complete an inpatient alcohol treatment as a condition of keeping his job, does it regard him as an alcoholic?
June 08, 2011 | Category: | Read More | 0 Comments
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