Tag: job functions

EEOC Files First COVID-19-Related Suit After Employer Rejects Remote Work Request

By Lisa M. Koblin, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP Oct 29, 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated: Oct 29, 2021

Along with a new wave of post-COVID-19 litigation surfacing across the country, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed its first lawsuit against an employer for allegedly failing to accommodate and unlawfully terminating a disabled employee who had asked to work remotely because of the pandemic. Facts Ronisha Moncrief was a health, safety, and […]

Employee Drug Testing in Iowa Receives Further Clarity

By Katelynn T. McCollough, Dentons Davis Brown Oct 11, 2021 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 11, 2021

The Iowa Supreme Court recently issued important decisions about the state’s private-sector drug-free-workplace statute. Iowa Code Section 730.5 is a complex statute containing numerous application pitfalls for employers. Read on to learn more about the consequential case. Facts Four employees in safety-sensitive positions at a Casey’s General Stores distribution warehouse lost their jobs after random […]