We posted in the past about an employer’s obligation to provide “light duty” to a pregnant employee. The new EEOC Pregnancy Guidelines clarify the EEOC’s position on this issue. The Guidelines state that an employer is required to provide light duty under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) “if it provides light duty for employees who… Continue reading Light Duty and Pregnancy
Month: July 2014
EEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guide on Pregnancy Discrimination
Links to the Guide, and Questions and Answers about the Guide and related issues can be found here: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/
$1.39 Bag of Chips Costs Employer $180,000
Walgreens fired an 18 year employee with a good track record because she ate a bag of potato chips without paying for them first. When Walgreens investigated the incident, the employee explained that she ate the chips before paying because her blood sugar was low and she did not have time to pay before eating. … Continue reading $1.39 Bag of Chips Costs Employer $180,000
Always think about the ADA when you grant Family Leave
An employer recently paid $1,350,000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit arising from the employer’s failure to consider ADA leave as accommodation for absent employees and employees who had exhausted their 12 weeks of FMLA leave. According to the EEOC, the employer fired employees who were not eligible for FMLA leave after being absent for a… Continue reading Always think about the ADA when you grant Family Leave
