Remember when you were a kid and you asked a grown-up for something? Remember when that grown-up, trying to teach you manners, asked you, “What’s the magic word?”– and you hopefully said, “Please”? How does that work in the workplace though? I mean, yes, it’s certainly the right thing for employees making requests to say […]
Best Regards? Regarding an Employee as Disabled Also Violates the ADA
Guess what: Under the ADA, sometimes you can be on the hook for disability discrimination even when your employee doesn’t prove that s/he actually has a disability. Say, whaaaat? How can that be? Title I of the ADA applies to qualified individuals with disabilities in hiring and employment. So how can an employee be protected […]
In the Hotseat — For Denying an Employee A Chair…???
Suppose you run a service business with a front desk — a hotel, perhaps. Or you hire cashiers to work at a cash register. You need employees to work at that desk or cash register. Most of the time the desk clerk or cashier is standing, right? Is it necessary that they stand for the […]
What (NOT) To Do When Your Employee Gets Injured on the Job…
Your employee incurs a slip-and-fall injury. What do you do? You might be thinking this is a trick question. Isn’t it what some would call a no-brainer? Give him/her a claim form, report the injury to your workers’ comp carrier and have the carrier-designated physician conduct a medical examination and see what’s to be done […]
How Listening to the Doctor Can Defeat an Employee’s ADA Claim..
Normally, if you hear that an employee was on medical leave for a stroke, completed rehab, wanted to return to work and that the employer said “No”, you might automatically that the employer’s response is an FMLA or ADA violation, or both. Not always. I often write about cases that allow us to learn from […]