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The Employer Handbook BlogDoes the ADA force employers to allow employees with medical restrictions to overrule their doctors?
If you’re in Human Resources, you’ve probably dealt with this issue before. Continue reading
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Here’s why the National Labor Relations Board get may interested in non-union Twitter’s layoffs
Sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) protect employees from retaliation for concerted protected activity. Protected concerted activity generally involves two or more employees discussing working conditions like pay, benefits, etc.
One of the employees who lost his job at Twitter this month — a plaintiff in the WARN lawsuit we discussed yesterday — claims that his protected concerted activity motivated the company to end his employment. Continue reading
Did Twitter’s recent layoffs violate federal employment AND labor law?
It depends on who you ask. According to the plaintiffs and their counsel in this recently filed first amended complaint, the social media giant violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). One of the plaintiffs upped the ante with a separate unfair labor practice charge, which he filed at the National Labor Relations Board. He claims that Twitter violated Sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act by laying him off in retaliation for concerted protected activity.
So, let’s talk about these two federal workplace laws. Continue reading
Should an employer have provided a disabled employee with a “spitting” accommodation? A jury thought so.
This has been an interesting start to the week at The Employer Handbook, from six-year-olds slinging racial epithets to expectorating employees.
But I’m here for it. And I’m glad that you are too. Continue reading
A six-year-old can create a hostile work environment. Wait, what?!?
In my many years of practicing employment law, I’ve seen hostile work environment accusations leveled against owners, supervisors, co-workers, subordinates, customers, vendors, and many others.
But accusing a young child of racial discrimination is a new one for me. Continue reading
Join me on Friday, 11/18/22 at Noon ET for our next Zoom Happy Hour: Leave Management Cheat Codes and Hacks
The timing last night was perfect. Continue reading
Here we go! It’s Cybersecurity 101 for HR Professionals and Employment Lawyers at Noon ET today on Zoom
I was skeptical whether readers of this blog — mostly HR professionals and attorneys — would register for this week’s edition of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Happy Hour about … cybersecurity?!?
You proved me wrong. Continue reading
Is leave with just an “expected” return to work date still considered an ADA reasonable accommodation?
This situation comes up fairly often. An employee with a disability can’t perform their job, and needs leave to recover and return to work.
We know that indefinite leave is not a reasonable accommodation. But what about taking leave with only an “expected” return to work date? Is that too indefinite to be unreasonable? Continue reading
You might have to pay employees to turn on and watch their computers boot up.
I’m hitting this technology theme hard this week. Continue reading
