The Americans with Disabilities Act protects Americans against disability-related discrimination by making it illegal for any employer to discriminate against a qualified job applicant on the basis of his or her disability. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disability is any mental or physical impairment that limits a person’s
After an extended period of good performance for his employer, The Cash Store, employee Sean Riley requested time off in order to deal with his bipolar disorder. The Cash Store denied his request and then fired him shortly thereafter. Reilly had informed his employer about his bipolar disorder before he
The Americans with Disabilities Act (www.ada.gov) (“ADA”) requires employer to provide “reasonable accommodations” to their disabled employees. But what exactly is a reasonable accommodation under the ADA? The Code of Federal Regulations defines an accommodation as “any change in the work environment or the way things are customarily done that
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently came out with a decision about whether attendance is an essential function of the job, and when an employer can terminate an employee for poor attendance even if the absences are caused by a “disability” within the meaning of the
You can’t possibly know every single employment law out there. But if you can read about the six outlined below, you should have a good sense of what your rights are as an employee in the workplace. Questions? Please call or e-mail us any time.
The bona fide occupational qualification (“BFOQ”) is defense that an employer can use to justify intentional discrimination in some circumstances. For example, gender discrimination is illegal. But what about a men’s clothing designer who refuses to hire female models? Is the designer required to hire female models? Of course not.
Is it Legal To Mandate That My Employees Get a Covid-19 Vaccine? Most likely, yes, but you need to recognize that such a requirement raises many issues you will need to balance. How Should I Approach The Covid-19 Vaccination Issue? In the interest of maintaining a good relationship with your
