Category Archives: Discrimination

Employment Law for Small Businesses: Confusing, yet incomprehensible.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Ask any small business owner about the biggest challenges they face on a daily basis, and most will have something to say about employment laws.  It’s not that they don’t want to comply with their legal obligations, they say; it’s that there are so MANY laws with which to comply, and it’s just confusing, time-consuming, [...]

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“Light Duty” Policies and Pregnancy… Watch your step!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

It’s fairly common for companies to have formal policies to accommodate injured workers who, temporarily, cannot perform physically demanding job requirements; generally, these workers can be assigned to light duty until such time as they receive medical clearance to resume their regular duties.  In 2006, when Angie Welfare worked as a Fleet Services Clerk for [...]

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