Category Archives: Disability
WHAT IS A DISABILITY UNDER ADAAA & REHAB ACT? The Dept. of Justice is about to issue its new regulation defining a disability. That means it is time for EEO, ER and Union leaders to take a few minutes to … Continue reading
DISABLED EMPLOYEE BEATS IRS What is a disabled federal employee to do when her agency does not quickly react to her request for reasonable accommodations to help her deal with a disability which her psychiatrist documented as follows: “Complainant had … Continue reading
NEW RULES ON LEAVE AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EEOC has just published some very helpful to advice for those of us on either side of the bargaining or litigation tables who wrestle with the question of when employees must be … Continue reading
WHEN IS OBESITY A DISABILITY? A new U.S. Circuit Court decision outlines the criteria an obese employees must meet in order to request an accommodation. The law firm of Ogletree Deakins wrote a good piece about what the case means … Continue reading
BROAD REMEDIES FOR DISABILITIES Too often union reps and LR/ER/EEO Specialists think that the only remedies available to disabled employees needing an accommodation is something personal to the employee, e.g., a larger computer screen, a better chair, or even a … Continue reading
NEW EEOC PUBLICATION OUTLINES ADA RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE EMPLOYEES The title says it all. If you area involved with an HIV-positive employee, as a union rep or manager, this is something you need to look through.
MEDICAL PRIVACY QUIZ An employee informs her manager that she will need some sick leave because of pending knee replacement surgery. Her supervisor passes on that information on to her supervisors so that they are aware of a potential need … Continue reading
DEMANDING TOO MUCH EDUCATION EEOC recently put employers on notice that they may violate the law if they demand more education to compete for a job than is actually required to be successful. Here is their reasoning.
Posted in Disability, EEO/Discrimination, Promotion/Hiring
Tagged Minimum Education Requirement, Promotion
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ZIP IT! – WHEN MANAGERS VIOLATE YOUR PRIVACY This is not the first time we have written about managers who either can’t keep their mouth shut or their documents clean. The newest example is the Chief of Dental Services who … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Medical Issues, Privacy, Remedies
Tagged Rehabilitation Act, union
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