The need to consider Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations can happen at any time during the employment relationship. Generally, an employee will ask for an accommodation before problems with performance...more
6/12/2019
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Disability Discrimination ,
Disability Leave ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Poor Job Performance ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
School Districts ,
Teachers
In one of his last acts in office, former Governor Rick Snyder signed Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act into law, which will for the first time require employers in the state to provide paid sick leave to their workforces....more
1/31/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Snyder ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Communication
In what appears to be the first time a federal appeals court has extended the nation’s main federal employment discrimination statute to cover transgender and transitioning employees, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals...more
3/8/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Human Resources Professionals ,
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Protected Class ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender