by Ashlee Brennan | Mar 13, 2017 | ADA
Only three months in to the new year and we have already witnessed a handful of cases where an employee has asserted discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Two of these cases focus heavily on an employee’s essential job functions and whether...
by Ashlee Brennan | Feb 17, 2017 | ADA, DisabilityGuidelines
Those of you who have attended Reed Group’s prior Quarterly Compliance Webinars may recall a previous discussion of whether or not morbid obesity is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, we consider a case where a federal...
by Megan Holstein | Jan 9, 2017 | ADA, FMLA, pregnancy
Employers face many compliance issues when it comes to managing employee leaves and accommodations. Colorado’s new pregnancy accommodation law and the EEOC’s recent guidance on employer-provided ADA leave as an accommodation have made these decisions even more...
by Megan Holstein | Dec 14, 2016 | ADA, DOL, FMLA
This week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a publication addressing the mental health provider’s role in a person’s request for an ADA workplace accommodation. It’s not typical for the EEOC, the agency that enforces the Americans with...
by Sheri Pullen | Sep 16, 2016 | Absence Management, ADA, FMLA
We know that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be tricky to navigate for employers. And as the recent court case of Dawson v. Akal Security, Inc., shows, it’s easy to make missteps that result in denying an employee’s right to the interactive...
by Sheri Pullen | Sep 9, 2016 | Absence Management, ADA, ADAAA, FMLA, paid sick leave
Election Day is right around the corner! Do you know if you’re located in a state that requires employers to grant their employees time off to vote? Find out with ReedGroup’s LeaveAdvisor, which includes analyses of voting leave laws for all 32 states that...
