01/09/2013
The DSM-5, the official psychiatrist’s diagnostic manual, has accepted Internet addiction disorder for inclusion, albeit in a section devoted to conditions that require further research. What does this mean for your workplace? If Internet addiction is a psychiatric disorder, then employees who suffer from it may be protected by the ADA. This development has potentially significant implications for your workplace …
01/09/2013
Employees with disabilities have the right to request reasonable ADA accommodations. Punishing them for making such a request can be grounds for a retaliation lawsuit—even if no accommodations were possible or due.