Category Archives: Medical Issues
WHEN IS GROUP MEETING CHATTER ILLEGAL? Managers talk with employees all the time, individually, in regularly scheduled periodic meetings and even informally during breaks. In my experience, it is not uncommon for an employee to ask a manager about a … Continue reading
OPM LACKEYS ARE ASKING FOR EMPLOYEE MEDICAL RECORDS CBS News just reported that Donald’s OPM, which rarely misses an opportunity to abuse federal employees, now wants to know about the prescriptions you are taking and any prescribed treatments. We suggest … Continue reading
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
“SHE IS ON MEDICATION” A supervisor asked a contractor to keep an eye on an employee who had yelled and cursed on the job that day and to report back to him about any further incidents. The supervisor then told … Continue reading
EEOC GRANTS $75,000 FOR WORKPLACE FOOD ALLERGIES HARASSMENT The employee worked in a large, open-space area surrounded by dozens of other employees when she developed allergies to spicy foods, e.g. pepper, Szechuan peppercorn, ginger, especially those made with oils. She … Continue reading
COVID-19, THE ADA, THE REHABILITATION ACT, OTHER EEO LAWS, AND ULPs Along with the surge on COVID cases our county is experiencing there is a surge in employee requests for union help in connection with those who get the disease … Continue reading
EEOC OK’S “REQUIREMENT” THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE This is an important point in the inevitable litigation fight over whether employers can require staff to be vaccinated that is well reported by our friends at FMLA Insights.
UNION REP TEST #4 (EEO- Medical Information Privacy) The rehabilitation Act prohibits managers from disclosing physical or mental medical information they have about an employee to anyone without a legitimate reason to know. Nonetheless, managers repeatedly ignore the rule and … Continue reading
“SHE IS ON MEDICATION” A supervisor asked a contractor to keep an eye on an employee who had yelled and cursed on the job that day and to report back to him about any further incidents. The supervisor then told … Continue reading
DO YOU KNOW GINA? Not that one. We are talking about the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA). It has been law for a few years and we hope many union reps have heard about it. But we worry that not … Continue reading