Tag: Emily Hobbs-Wright

Inflexible Return-to-Work Policy is Risky Business

By Colorado Employment Law Letter Dec 30, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Dec 30, 2009

by Emily Hobbs-Wright Employers that have a policy of automatically terminating employees who fail to return to work after they’ve exhausted their workers’ compensation leave need to be aware that such a policy puts them at risk of a class-action lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read on to learn more about the […]

What Should Employers Do When I-9s Aren’t Filled Out Completely?

By Colorado Employment Law Letter Jul 17, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jul 17, 2009

by Emily Hobbs-Wright Q: We have 40 stores, and sometimes the I-9s we receive aren’t filled out completely. If just a date is missing (not verification of documents or a signature), can we e-mail the store and ask for the date and fill it in ourselves, or do we need to send the forms back […]