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How to Navigate Reasonable Accommodations Tackled in Upcoming Webinar

HRWatchdog

percent of people with a disability were employed — a record high since the data was first collected in 2008. In 2023, 22.5 As more people with a disability are in the workforce, HR professionals have to navigate often challenging legal obligations, which includes providing reasonable accommodations.

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Use Caution When Granting Family Leave Before Employee Is Eligible

HRWatchdog

It says that while “this would result in newly hired employees being treated more favorably than long-term employees” this is in fact “not the result of the FMLA, but rather would result from the employer’s own policies” of choosing to grant leave before an employee meets the eligibility requirements. 67942 Federal Register, Vol.

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Did you know that even temporary impairments like a back injury can qualify as disabilities?

The Employer Handbook

Before Congress amended the Americans with Disabilities Act in 2008, the Supreme Court held that an impairment must be “permanent or long term” to qualify as a disability. Back in the day, it could be difficult for a plaintiff claiming disability discrimination even to prove that they had a disability.

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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.

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Top 10 HR trends of the decade

Insperity

Younger employees, who didn’t live through the economic downturn of 2008, may not understand the difficulties of job markets during a recession. Here are the most influential trends that have impacted human resources over the last decade: The economy.

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What is ESAC Accreditation and Why Is It Important for PEO?

Extensis

The professional employer organization (PEO) industry has rapidly grown over the last several decades. An increasingly dispersed workforce, a competitive labor market, and evolving employment laws have increased interest in PEO and HR outsourcing solutions. from 2008 to 2022. PEOs, which employed 4.5

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5 Scenarios That Prove Wrongful Termination

HR Digest

You can prove wrongful termination if you have evidence that your termination is the employer’s retaliation against you for obeying the law. The same law also covers employees who fill the workers’ compensation claim. A Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was passed by Congress in 2008.