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The Employer Handbook BlogRetaliating Against a Harasser by Sharing His Nude Photos Just Cost Her the Case.
A coworker allegedly groped her and threatened her on shift. Years later, she got fired not for reporting it, but for how she finally hit back.
Caught Sleeping on Shift, Then Citing a Diagnosis: Why the Timing Killed This ADA Claim
A hospital tech got caught sleeping on the overnight shift. Blaming a diabetes medication for it, only after getting caught, didn’t turn her firing into disability discrimination.
How One Phone Call Can Make an Employee’s Commute Very Expensive, According to the DOL
Answering a page takes fifteen seconds. Making the follow-up call can quietly turn your commute into paid time.
When a Midday Commute Between Home and Work Stays an Unpaid Commute, According to the DOL
Your office staff want to skip rush hour by working part of the day from home. The DOL just told you exactly how to let them do it without creating a wage and hour problem.
The ADA at 36: Why Good Faith and Documentation Are Still Where Cases Are Won or Lost.
President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990, thirty-six years ago yesterday. Here’s the timeline that brought us from that signing to the law you manage today, and where the real risk lives now.
A New Bill Would Make Menopause Its Own Protected Category. Here’s What It Requires
Menopause is about to get its own line in the U.S. Code, if two House members get their way. Water bottles, bathroom breaks, and sit-or-stand accommodations would become presumptively reasonable under a brand-new federal standard.
Why the Interactive Process Doesn’t Wait for a Start Date
A jury handed down two verdicts in the same ADA case that couldn’t both be true. The trial judge tossed one out, and a federal appeals court just said she was right to.
The EEOC Just Broke Ground on EEO-1’s Funeral 🪦
On July 21, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted, publicly, to kill sixty years of federal race, sex, and national origin reporting. Cue the sad violins. This is happening.
When “Boys Will Be Boys” Becomes Exhibit A
A supervisor was shown a slur drawn across a face on a breakroom whiteboard and shrugged it off. A federal appeals court didn’t.
I’m Testing a Flat-Fee Offer for Employment Law Advice. Would You Use It?
The blog isn’t going anywhere, and it’s staying free. But I’m exploring a flat-fee option for companies and employers who read this blog: unlimited employment law advice, instead of billing by the hour for every quick question. Before I decide whether to build it, I want your input on what it should look like.