In Shannon Miller v. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Case No. 15-cv-3740 (PJS/LIB) (D. Minn. Sept. 6, 2019), a federal court modified and upheld a jury... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingFederal Court – Doctor Who Claims She Cannot Work May Proceed with ADA Claim
This post is for anyone involved in the process of exploring reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities and for anyone involved in the process of terminating employees. The... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingEmployee Retention – Beware of the Tree Avalanche
I recently did some hiking and other activities throughout the South Island of New Zealand. While kayaking, I noticed a mountainside, otherwise covered with trees, with a huge bare patch... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingSpecial Education Meetings Qualify For Intermittent FMLA Leave
In a recent Opinion Letter (below), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) concluded that a parent could use intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to attend meetings at... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingReasonable Accommodation Required to Enable Drug Test
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit in an Indiana federal court claiming that an employer unlawfully failed to reasonably accommodate an applicant so that she could complete a required drug... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingIndiana Wage Deductions
Indiana recently updated its wage deduction statute (Indiana Code 22-2-6-2). Our partner Crystal Wildeman referenced this update in her recent post. In Indiana, as in several States, voluntary wage deductions... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingLegislature’s Amendment to Wage Deduction Statute Unwinds Judgment
Applying Indiana’s recently-amended Wage Deduction statute, Ind. Code § 22-2-6-2, the Seventh Circuit vacated the judgment awarded to an employee class on wage withholding for rental cost of uniforms. Weil... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingFailure to Offer Leave as Accommodation Costs Employer $950K
In a May 16, 2019 press release, the EEOC describes its $950,000 settlement with an employer. The EEOC claimed the employer did not allow employees with disabilities to return to... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingUpdate on Requirement to Submit EEO-1 Pay Data
In a recent post, I explained that a federal Judge reinstated an EEOC rule that requires EEO-1 filers to report wage and hour information by gender, race, and ethnicity. This... Continue Reading...
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