The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities. These accommodations can take various forms, including structural modifications to the workplace and scheduling adjustments. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) also considers time off from work to be a reasonable accommodation in many situations. Time Off … Read more
Most employers know that employees with disabilities may be eligible for “reasonable accommodations”. Fewer know where these obligations come from or exactly what they mean. Job applicants also have rights regarding reasonable accommodations. This includes accommodations to the hiring process as well as the position sought. Applicable Laws The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 … Read more
Every organization should have a written anti-harassment policy. These policies should prohibit harassment based on all legally protected characteristics. This usually include sex, race, age, disability, and religion, among others. I suggest that most employers should have “zero tolerance” for violations of these policies. But what does that mean? [Related Webinar: Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints Without … Read more