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All the ??hot?? takes on how Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh could shape employment law

The Employer Handbook

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Respect to the employment law bloggers, reporters, and others who wasted no time trying to read the tea leaves to predict what Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record as a jurist would foreshadow should he ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Disparate treatment-vs-disparate-impact-guide

Business Management Daily

Eliminate discrimination: Protect your business and employees As employers, we must try to reduce all forms of discrimination as much as possible. That’s because instances of intentional discrimination are always harmful. Read on to learn more.

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All the ??hot?? takes on how Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh could shape employment law

The Employer Handbook

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Respect to the employment law bloggers, reporters, and others who wasted no time trying to read the tea leaves to predict what Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record as a jurist would foreshadow should he ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Dispute Over Job Requirements Defeats Summary Judgment on Disability Discrimination Claim

HR Daily Advisor

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently permitted a disabled nurse to proceed to trial on her claim that the termination of her employment constituted disability discrimination. In August 2008, Saint Clare’s performed job analyses for its nursing positions. Smith cleared Arianna to return to work with no limitations.

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Is autism protected by the ADA? A guide for employers

Business Management Daily

Prior to 2008, when Congress added amendments to the ADA, ASD was often not considered a disability under the ADA. That all changed in 2008, as Congress added ‘interacting with others’ as a major life activity. As such, all the protections the civil rights law provides apply to employees with ASD.

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5 Scenarios That Prove Wrongful Termination

HR Digest

For instance, if you have performed the function of a whistleblower (reporting a wrong activity/illegal conduct against the management), employment laws protect you from being dismissed because of it. The same law also covers employees who fill the workers’ compensation claim. A case of discrimination against you.

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Forced Pagan Ritual Ends in Discrimination Lawsuit for Virginia Employer

HR Daily Advisor

District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, drives this point home—and reminds employers to train managers and supervisors on discrimination and sexual harassment in order to avoid these types of lawsuits in the future. Sally” started working for Ricoh USA—a Pennsylvania-based imaging and electronics company—in June 2008.