Ben Lamarche, general manager of Lock Search Group’s offices across Canada and in Boston, once found out that one of his 35 employees was badmouthing the company on an anonymous internal platform.... Read more »
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued Walmart in federal court for terminating employees whose disabilities prevented them from passing an employment test. The lawsuit claims Walmart managers in Arkansas... Read more »
On the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor released a resource guide to help companies better understand... Read more »
Takeaway: A legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for termination supported by a company investigation, often conducted while an employee is on administrative leave, can help an employer defend itself from discrimination and retaliation claims.... Read more »
Takeaway: The court concluded that it could not draw a bright line and determine when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) required a commuting accommodation and when it did not. The 7th... Read more »
Last year, Fallon Carpenter, vice president of people and culture at financial planning company Sentinel Group in Wakefield, Mass., discovered something concerning: a senior employee was working the same job at another... Read more »
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed new guidance for employers on how it enforces laws that prohibit workplace harassment. The proposed guidance, published on Oct. 2 in the Federal... Read more »
The federal government is cracking down on companies that discriminate against workers because they have a mental health condition. “Over the past decade or so, the EEOC [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]... Read more »
The federal government shutdown was averted Sept. 30 when President Joe Biden signed legislation to fund the federal government through Nov. 17—when the possibility of a shutdown might resurface. While federal workers... Read more »
New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy recently signed Assembly Bill 4682, establishing various employment protections for specific “service employees” during changes of ownership. This law will take effect on Oct. 22. Under the... Read more »
