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Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Paycor

If so, your company could be headed to the courtroom to defend itself against an age discrimination lawsuit. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which is designed to protect job candidates and employees 40 and up from age discrimination in the workplace. Assignments.

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Why, oh WHY, did a court determine that ASTHMA IS NOT A DISABILITY?!?

The Employer Handbook

Jane claimed that her employer discriminated against her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired her because she had asthma. Indeed, as amended in 2009, the ADA does not consider mitigating measures, such as an inhaler for someone with asthma. “That would be a nonsensical interpretation of the ADA.”

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EEOC Issues Guidance on Retaliation

HRWatchdog

Federal and state law both prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees or job applicants who assert their right to be free from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Charges of retaliation surpassed race discrimination in 2009 as the most frequently alleged basis of discrimination, accounting for 44.5

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Stress headaches caused by a particular supervisor aren’t enough to establish a disability because…

The Employer Handbook

The Americans with Disabilities Act protects applicants and employees from disability discrimination. When the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act took effect in 2009, Congress lowered the bar for what constitutes a disability. But, many courts have reached the same conclusion, at least under federal anti-discrimination law.

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New EEOC statistics highlight a big shortcoming in many workplaces

The Employer Handbook

But, it’s disability discrimination — up a whopping 6% from 2014 — that should have your attention. There are a couple of factors: Since the Americans with Disabilities Act was amended in 2009, there are many more people who are considered to have a disability. of all claims filed with the EEOC).

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If at first you don’t succeed, sue, sue, and sue again.

The Employer Handbook

Lawsuit #1 (1991) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation. Lawsuit #2 (2004) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation. Lawsuit #4 (2017) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation.

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How to Craft a Company Alcohol Policy

Namely

If an intoxicated employee causes an accident after leaving a company happy hour, it may be the employer who is liable, as was found in a prominent court case in 2009. For more on workplace policy and employee handbooks, read our guide to HR legal documents or subscribe to our weekly newsletter below.