Do you conduct pre-employment drug screens? What if one of your applicants tests positive for marijuana? What if that candidate presents you with a card, showing that s/he uses medical marijuana, for treatment of a chronic condition? As you may know, medical marijuana is legal in at least 24 states, and the District of Columbia. […]
If You Give a (Mini) Horse an Office…
Did I get your attention there? Why would a horse need an office? It probably doesn’t, but then, again, would you give a pig a pancake? (If you don’t have young children or grandchildren, there really is a children’s book, “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” and it’s adorable. Ah well, I digress.) Who […]
Don’t Look Now, There’s An Animal in Your Office…
Last week we established that you may have to allow your employee(s) to bring an animal to work. Not just any animal, though. You can still have a no pets policy. These animals would not be pets, though. I am talking about service animals. Under the right circumstances, the ADA may require you let these […]
When You Might Have to Allow Animals in the Workplace…
What would you do if your employee asked you to let him/her bring his/her dog to work? You might be saying to yourself, “That’s it, that crazy EmpLAWyerologist lady has really lost it now. I mean what kind of question is that? I’d tell the employee to take the dog home and never bring it […]
What Happens When You Mix FMLA (and ADA) and Retaliation?
I don’t encounter many employers that don’t have some type of issue with employee leave–especially when an employee may be eligible for more than one type of leave (e.g. FMLA, ADA, workers’ comp). Then there’s the possibility of retaliation claims. You may have thought that only applied to discrimination claims. Guess what? It also applies […]