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
A case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could have a major impact on public-sector unions throughout the country. The Court’s decision might allow any government employee to refuse to pay union dues. The case is Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. The Supreme Court heard the parties’ arguments on … Read more
Many employers implement drug-free workplace policies. Often they invoke the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act in doing so. But only a subset of U.S. employers is subject to that law. Here we’ll examine what this law actually requires and consider what it doesn’t directly address. Covered Employers The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 only applies to federal … Read more