…conducting medical examinations was, at that time, always met for employers to conduct worksite COVID-19 viral screening testing.. .[G]oing forward employers will need to assess whether current pandemic…
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Does FMLA cover leave for abortion? What about in states where it’s illegal?
…abortion. This decision means that women across the country will lose access to necessary reproductive medical care. “Reproductive autonomy directly supports women’s ability to get an education, participate in the…
Could your business require medical exams for all workers returning from extended leave?
…medical and psychological examinations for all officers who return from extended leave, regardless of the nature of their leave or job duties. The plaintiffs alleged that these practices violated the…
Taxation without representation (and a new workplace marijuana law possibly coming soon).
…terminating someone who uses medical or recreational marijuana outside of work. Well, I’m going to assume that the City Council of Washington, D.C. read my blog and was helping me…
Here’s when you may have to accommodate an employee’s use of CBD
But the ADA doesn’t prevent it either. Particular state and local laws may require accommodations for medical marijuana outside of work. Other state and local laws may raise the bar…
Short of denying leave, an employer can still violate the FMLA just by discouraging someone from taking it
Two posts in one week about interference with Family and Medical Leave Act rights. The FMLA prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining, or denying the exercise of FMLA…
The FMLA does not require clairvoyance
…mean “cross our fingers that they were paying attention during training,” that an employee does not need to say the words “Family and Medical Leave Act” or even use the…
The DOL not only provides guidance on the FMLA, but it also enforces the law.
…under the Family and Medical Leave Act, I’m guessing that most have you have done so in federal court, and it involved an employee with a private attorney. Conversely, I’ll…
Five ways that employers botch FMLA for mental health conditions (and how to get it right instead)
May is Mental Health Month. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, which enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act, just dropped some additional resources for…
These free resources can help you avoid disability discrimination claims when hiring using artificial intelligence
…by another entity? Suppose an applicant were to tell the vendor that a medical condition made it difficult to take the test (which qualifies as a request for reasonable accommodation)….