Tag: discipline an employee

Now What? Disciplining an Employee with a Suspected Addiction or Substance Abuse Issue

By Dale L. Deitchler, Attorney, Littler, Jeffrey E. Dilger, Attorney, Littler Oct 11, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 22, 2019

With the rise of opioid and other drug addiction in the United States today, employers have to wonder—is it possible one of my employees is dealing with addiction? In the third article of a four-part series, Littler shareholder Dale L. Deitchler and associate Jeffrey E. Dilger discuss how to approach discipline where an employee might […]

The First Amendment and Burping

By Brinton Wilkins, Kirton McConkie Jul 13, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 18, 2018

At the beginning of one episode of The Simpsons, Bart is seen writing “The First Amendment does not cover burping” on the blackboard. Although the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law abridging” freedom of speech, more than two centuries of practical application have taught us that even the […]

EEOC Guidance on Disciplining an Employee with a Disability

By New York Employment Law Letter Mar 13, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Mar 13, 2009

Have you ever tried to discipline an employee for workplace misconduct only to hear for the first time that his disability caused the misconduct? Did you then wonder how you should proceed? If that has ever happened to you, then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) recent guidance, “The Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]: Applying […]