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The EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance again with new information on retaliation
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While nerds like me were flooding LinkedIn with status updates about Sixth Circuit this and OSHA ETS that, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was hosting a secret “virtual dialogue” with the employer Illuminati about retaliation updating its COVID-19 Technical Assistance to include additional information on retaliation.
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Is indefinite unpaid leave irreparably harmful to employees that don’t get vaccinated?
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On Monday, a Texas federal court dealt with a nuanced issue relating to vaccine mandates. Continue reading
A federal judge made it really dang hard to prove medical marijuana discrimination
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Greetings from Seattle. Continue reading
What a 🥴 private school in Florida can teach us about COVID-19 medical accommodations
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While warming up benching 315 lbs. at the gym yesterday, I listened to The Howard Stern Show.
The EEOC updated its COVID-19 vaccination guidance for employers
Without any fanfare or press release (sigh), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its list of frequently asked questions entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.”
The update is limited to guidance on vaccinations. So, you’d think that it would be easy to tell what the EEOC updated.
Yeah, you’d think that.
Telework as a reasonable accommodation seems to be a trend. Except when it’s not.
An employer has a policy that permits employees to work remotely one day every two weeks. An employee with a disability (PTSD and anxiety disorders) requests to work remotely twice per week and work weekends to make up for any lost time.
That seems like a reasonable accommodation.
Or not so much, according to a recent Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion. I’ll explain to you why. Continue reading
For the love of Zihuatanejo, please let your employees use the restroom when they need it.
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Do you remember that scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Morgan Freeman’s character ‘Red’ is working the checkout line at a local grocery store? After he finishes bagging someone’s items, he looks over at his manager and says, “Restroom break, boss?”
The manager then motions Red over and tells him, “You don’t need to ask me every time you need to go take a piss. Just go, understand?” Continue reading
Your business may not be in the clear yet from those early-pandemic discrimination claims
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I’ve got good news and bad news. Continue reading
Eric, please elaborate on the EEOC’s new take on long COVID as a disability.
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Since you asked, sure.
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