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Americans with Disabilities Act: EEOC Issues New Fact Sheet Explaining When Telecommuting Is a Reasonable Accommodation

By Jennifer Carsen Apr 1, 2003 Uncategorized

Updated: Apr 1, 2003

Many employers have discovered that successful telework arrangements can provide high levels of flexibility and employee satisfaction. And, as a new fact sheet from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission points out, you may be required to consider telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees. Modifying Telework Programs The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]

News Bulletin: April 2003

By Jennifer Carsen Apr 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Final countdown for HIPAA privacy compliance. Medical information privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) take effect April 14, 2003, for all covered entities other than small health plans, which have an additional year to comply. Under the rules, health plans won’t be able to disclose certain individual health information to […]

Disciplinary Meetings: New Ruling Sheds Light on When Employees Are Entitled to Union Representation

By Jennifer Carsen Mar 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

A union worker is about to be called into a monthly performance meeting. He asks if he needs union representation, and you say no. Then, because of something that occurs during the meeting, you terminate him. Were you wrong not to put off the meeting until he had representation? We’ll review a recent National Labor […]

Harassment: Court Says Employer Doesn’t Take Fall When Client Harasses Worker, But Caution Still Required

By Jennifer Carsen Dec 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Suppose a nightclub waitress complains to her employer that male customers often grope her. Her employer ignores her reports, turning a blind eye to the customers’ actions. Can the waitress sue the employer for workplace harassment? A California Court of Appeal recently faced this issue and—in a controversial opinion that may not hold up—has decided […]

News Notes: Employers Paying More For Absenteeism, Survey Says

By Jennifer Carsen Dec 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

A new absenteeism survey by Commerce Clearing House Inc. indicates that absenteeism costs climbed to an all-time high in 2002—even though absenteeism itself dropped slightly. Employers spent an annual average of $789 per employee for unscheduled days off, up from $755 in 2001. While workers listed illness as the most common reason for calling in […]

News Notes: Compensation Social Security Taxes

By Jennifer Carsen Aug 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The Internal Revenue Service has postponed indefinitely a plan to begin collecting Social Security taxes on two types of stock options. Industry groups had complained that the proposed 15.3% tax would be detrimental to incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans. The payroll taxes, which fund Social Security and Medicare, would be divided between […]

Wrongful Termination: Court Says Employer Could Fire Hospital Employee Who Refused To Drop Personal-Injury Lawsuit Against Patient; Caution Required

By Jennifer Carsen Jun 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Suppose an employee sues one of your clients or customers. Then, when you insist that the employee drop the lawsuit because it’s bad for your business, the employee refuses. Can an employee fired in this situation sue you for wrongful termination? In a new case, a California appeals court said a hospital-employer was within its […]

Family And Medical Leave: Court Rules On When Workers Can Take Leave To Offer Psychological Care For Ailing Family Members

By Jennifer Carsen May 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

A new ruling from the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals focuses on a little-known provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act that permits employees to take leave to provide psychological comfort and assistance to family members with serious physical or mental illnesses. We”ll explain the court’s ruling.

News Notes: Wrongful Termination Suit OK’d Against Religious Employer

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Frederick Phillips, a social worker for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in San Bernardino County, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit charging the nonprofit religious corporation with race and sex bias and retaliation. A California Court of Appeal has given Phillips the go-ahead to pursue his lawsuit ruling that although the Fair Employment and Housing Act […]