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Employers: ADA Protections Begin at Onboarding
It’s easy to think about the Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments as compliance matters once an employee is fully in the door. An employee requests an accommodation to perform a job, the employer initiates the interactive process, etc. With a recent federal lawsuit in EEOC v. ALM Freight, LLC & LMDmax Corp., the EEOC is sending a very clear message about when ADA protections begin, and employers should pay close attention. More >
Something in the Air: Is a Negative Atmosphere a Hostile Environment?
Employers sometimes still grapple with the notion of what conduct supports a claim of a hostile work environment. The easy answer is generally the negative atmosphere must be sufficiently severe and pervasive, but it also must rise to the level of actual harassment of an employee or group of employees on the basis of a protected characteristic. In other words, negative workplace interactions alone aren’t enough to give rise to a hostile work environment claim without more. Recent decisions underscore this distinction enough to give employers at least a little relief over the kinds of employee conflicts that occur on a daily basis. More >
