by worksaver-admin | Mar 23, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
On February 14, 2019, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. This bill can result in reversing a decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 by amending the Age Discrimination...
by worksaver-admin | Mar 23, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
A federal jury sided with Chipotle Mexican Grill last in a case involving disability discrimination claims by former assistant store manager, Lucia Cortez. Ms. Cortez alleged she suffered a miscarriage at work after years of trying to get pregnant, fell into a...
by worksaver-admin | Mar 23, 2019 | ADA, Corporate Compliance
A former employee with WellStar Health System failed to demonstrate to a federal appeals court that she was terminated from her job based on a disability instead of her admission that she reported to work impaired by prescription drugs. The former employee had filed...
by worksaver-admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
Employers have heard all the excuses. My alarm didn’t go off. My car broke down. My babysitter didn’t show up. I have a terrible cold. Though sometimes those excuses for being absent or late ring true, chronic absenteeism and tardiness can become a major...
by worksaver-admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Corporate Compliance
As reported in Lexology (www.lexology.com) by Shawe Rosenthal Law Firm on December 28, 2018, courts have upheld that employers are not required to allow an employee to work in violation of medical restrictions imposed by a doctor even if the employee believes he/she...
by worksaver-admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Corporate Compliance
Fit-for-Duty News Physical Demand Validations – The Legal Foundation for Fit-for-Duty Testing Fit-for-duty (FFD) exams conducted on a post-offer, preplacement basis can be essential to managing injuries, loss time, and increasing productivity. Failure to demonstrate...
