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- Court widens ADA scope on harassment doctrine; 'Hostile workplace' can create liability for employers.(Americans With Disabilities Act)
- Byline: DAVE LENCKUS BOSTON-A federal appellate court for the first time has formally adopted the concept that employers with hostile workplaces can be held liable for damages under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court Byline: DAVE LENCKUS...
- Research articles 2006-01-30
- ADA ruling seen positive for EPL insurers. (Employment Practices Liability Insurance).(Americans with Disabilities Act, employment practices liability)
- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Americans with Disabilities Act in January is viewed as a triumph by insurers and employers. Although they are happy to see the scales tip in their favor, some experts say their chief concern has been claims for r...
- Research articles 2002-02-25
- U.S. workplace injury rate falls to all-time low: BLS.(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- Workplace injuries and illness rates fell to an all-time low last year, according to a report released last week by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS found that about 5.9 million cases of private-sector workplace injury WASHINGTON -- Workplace...
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- Can Applicants Be Rejected Because Workplace Threatens Them?
- The case study answers the question Can an employer deny a worker a job because it is pretty sure that the job will be a serious danger to him? Or does a worker have the right to deliberately and knowingly assume that danger, in essence saying "I know the risks...
- Case studies 2002-05-22
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- DWINDLING CLASS OF "DISABLED INDIVIDUALS": AN EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT'S INADEQUACIES IN D'ANGELO V. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., THE
- INTRODUCTION The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA")1 sought to eliminate discrimination in the workplace against individuals with disabilities by creating clear and consistent standards of protection for deserving employees.2 Unfortunately, for the fiftyfour million Americans living with a disability,3 no such standard was ever created, and the courts...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Employers who have struggled with the issue of how to handle employee requests for accommodation in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). The federal law passed by Congress in 1990 to protect disabled individuals from employment discrimination will find some welcome clarification of their obligations in three...
- White papers 1999-08-01
- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
- Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious workplace issue. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older, 12.4 million (74.3%) were employed either full or part time, according to the U.S. government. More than one in three (38%) workers between the ages of 18 and 25 are...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Firing and the Law
- As workers become more knowledgeable about their rights, the number of wrongful-termination lawsuits is on the rise. Here's how you can avoid legal trouble when firing an employee. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Also known as: Title VII...
- Articles 2007-03-20
- The at-risk worker and the ADA. (Labor Law for Supervisors).
- The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities based on their disabilities. The ban covers discrimination in hiring and other types of workplace advancement. One type of unlawful discrimination can be the use of qualification standards that may serve...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- Battle Over Workplace Disabilities Reaches New Level; National Human Resources Group Goes to Supreme Court
- WASHINGTON--BUSINESS WIRE--March 24, 1999--The Society for Human Resource Management SHRM, the nation's leading group representing human resources professionals, today questioned the government's interpretation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. SHRM argues, among other things, that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's...
- Research articles 1999-03-24
- Genetic Testing In The Workplace: The Employer's Coin Toss
- A toss of the coin by the modern-day employer reveals two options regarding genetic testing in the workplace. The employer may choose to take advantage of increasingly precise, available, and affordable genetic testing in order to ascertain the genetic characteristics – and deficiencies – of its employees. This outcome exposes...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Stress-Free Workplace Not A Reasonable Accommodation Under The Ada
- The case study refers that it is not necessary for an employer to provide a stress-free working environment as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Another problem that arises for the HR Professionals are the rising cases of romance at the work place. While the merry...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- 1992 Ad
- Trends in State labor legislation continued in 1992 to further restrict child labor, provide unpaid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child or for the serious illness of a family member, prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace, and ban discrimination because of the use of lawful products...
- Research articles 1993-01-01
- Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
- The ADA guarantees that disabled Americans have the same opportunities and access in the workplace, government programs public accommodations, transportation and telecommunications that other citizens enjoy. To qualify for ADA protection, an individual must have a physical or mental disability that impairs a "major life activity," such as walking, seeing,...
- White papers 1999-01-01
- Mental illness in the workplace after Sutton v. United Air Llines.
- Employees with mental illnesses have had difficulty obtaining relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA, which was primarily intended by Congress to protect workers with physical impairments. An individual is "disabled" and thus shielded from discrimination by the ADA if she demonstrates (1)...
- Research articles 2001-05-01
- ADA and Small Business
- The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits disability discrimination in employment for employers with 15 or more employees. The prohibition is far-reaching and covers hiring, firing, and everything in between, such as promotions, benefits, and harassment in the workplace.
- White papers 2003-06-03
- Predictions About the Future of Employment Law
- How will the new millennium affect workplace law? There are a plethora of questions when you think about it. What does the continual retreating of average retirement age mean for the Americans with Disabilities Act? How will the integration of work and personal life be reflected in the Family and...
- Research articles 2000-01-01
- A Human Resource Perspective on Implementing the ADA
- Human Resource HR professionals are key players in business organizations' implementation of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA, which prohibits, among other things, discrimination based on disability in the workplace. HR professionals are involved with recruitment, pre-employment screening and testing, and the reasonable accommodation...
- White papers 2001-06-01
- Tips For Human Resource (HR) Professionals
- Human Resource HR professionals are key players in business organizations' implementation of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA, which prohibits, among other things, discrimination based on disability in the workplace. HR professionals are involved with recruitment, pre-employment screening and testing, and the reasonable accommodation process, as...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- High Court Narrows Definition of Disabled.
- By Melanie Payne, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 9--In a ruling hailed as a victory for the nation's employers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday made it much harder for workers to pursue disability claims and obtain workplace...
- Research articles 2002-01-09
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