March, 2022

Was COVID-19 a disability for this plaintiff? How about you be the judge today?

March 3, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Fortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is waning. Yet, past workplace incidents are now surfacing in court as COVID-19 discrimination lawsuits. A common thread with many of these lawsuits is an employee with COVID-19 who gets fired and claims disability discrimination.

That begs the question: when is COVID-19 a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

I’ll supply a fact pattern. You grab a gavel, black robe, and perhaps one of those white wigs, and we’ll see what you think. Continue reading

Everything “employment law” mentioned in last night’s State of the Union Address

March 2, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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In case you missed President Biden’s State of the Union Address last night, I’ve got you covered with everything HR compliance that came up. Continue reading

You can stand with Ukraine. Just remember to stand up for your Russian employees too.

March 1, 2022 | by Eric B. Meyer

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It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission noticed a spike in reports of mistreatment and harassment of Asian Americans and other people of Asian descent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading