The economic recovery over the last few years has been a very welcome improvement. Theoretically speaking, a growing economy creates a "rising tide to ... Read More
discrimination
Understanding how FMLA protects pregnant employees
As federal law indicates, most employers cannot discriminate against employees simply because they are pregnant. This means that pregnant workers ... Read More
FMLA rights and same-sex couples: rule to extend coverage
One of the most important threads in this blog is the protections granted to employees under federal law by the Family and Medical Leave Act ... Read More
Reasonable accommodation: EEOC advisory reflects lively debate
This is a follow-up to a post we did earlier this month on reasonable accommodation of disabilities in the workplace. The Americans with Disabilities ... Read More
Disability discrimination, part 2: What does reasonable accommodation require?
Let's pick up the thread of the discussion on disability discrimination that we began last week. As we noted in our April 28 post, the Americans with ... Read More
Disability discrimination, part 1: federal protections
In many cultures in the world, people with disabilities are routinely pushed to the periphery of society. Fortunately, that is not acceptable in the ... Read More