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- Nov 11 2021
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- Coronavirus, Employment Law, Uncategorized
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Covid-19 is not “Transitory and Minor” disability exempted from ADA protections
Federal Court Decides Covid-19 is Not a “Transitory and Minor” Disability Exempted from ADA protections
What happens if fired for testing positive for COVID
First, trust that you are not alone in worrying about this. Employment lawyers have been wondering the same thing. Since the expiration of the FFCRA last December, there has been nothing explicitly prohibiting termination of a Covid positive …
- Jan 24 2021
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- Coronavirus, Employee Rights
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Can my employer require me to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
With the recent rollouts of the first available vaccines, one of the questions we have heard a lot of lately is: Can my employer require me to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Late last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released updated guidance on the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees related to the COVID-19 vaccine. You might remember this …
- Oct 13 2016
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- Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Employment Law, Workplace Discrimination
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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Orange Juice
Dollar General Stores learn a hard lesson about the cost of failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
On September 16, 2016, a federal jury awarded a teenage ex-employee of the chain, Dollar General Stores, more than $277,566.00 in back pay and compensatory damages for her former employer’s violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The teenager was a cashier who was an …
- Sep 15 2016
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- Blog, Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate
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Subjecting Presidential Candidates to Medical Inquiries: Are we Really Entitled to Know That??
Under What Circumstances are Job-Related Medical Inquiries Allowed
We’ve all been hearing a lot this campaign season about the relative health conditions of the candidates for President of the United States. We have been privy to letters from doctors attesting to the well-being of both candidates as well as significant commentary about whether those letters are true and accurate. Everyone, from …
- Oct 26 2015
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Employee Benefits, Family Medical Leave Act Discrimination, Uncategorized
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Illness in the Workplace: Part I
How to care for yourself without derailing your career
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the following is the first part of a three-part series regarding coping with a serious health condition, like cancer, in the workplace.
This first part deals with the immediate: getting time off work for treatment without losing your job.
Oftentimes illnesses …
- Jun 18 2015
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- Firm Victories
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Defeated Motion for Summary Judgment in ADA and FMLA Retaliation Case
The Case Law Firm recently received an order denying summary judgment in a lawsuit filed against an educational institution alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), as well as a common law claim for the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The district court correctly ruled that 1) the employee’s request for …
