Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to offer a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. A reasonable accommodation is a modification to a job, employment practice, or work environment that often includes modifying equipment or devices; modifying training materials; making facilities readily accessible to disabled employees; modifying work… [Read More]
HIV / AIDS Discrimination
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects individuals with disabilities from workplace discrimination. Someone is considered as having a disability if they have a physical and mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities. HIV, either asymptomatic or symptomatic, is considered a physical impairment that limits one or more major life activity and is therefore… [Read More]
EEOC Holding Companies Accountable for Sex Discrimination & Harassment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws pertaining to illegal discrimination or harassment based on sex. In light of the #MeToo and #TimesUp sex discrimination and harassment movements, the EEOC has renewed their efforts to stop this type of workplace harassment in its tracks. Just recently the commission… [Read More]
The Costly Toll of Employment Discrimination
Unlawful employment discrimination can take many forms. Employees can suffer discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin; sex, gender identity or sexual orientation; religion or creed; and age. Discrimination also can be based on a physical or mental disability, a class protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Recently, a cashier… [Read More]
