03/30/2011
You’d like to think that employees will never do or say anything even mildly offensive. But that’s just not realistic … and courts don’t expect it to be. As long as workplace squabbles and personality conflicts don’t turn into discrimination based on age, race, religion or another protected category, they simply won’t rise to the level of unlawful discrimination.
03/29/2011
The EEOC has issued final regulations for implementing the ADA Amendment Acts, clarifying many of the provisions contained in legislation that was enacted in January 2009. The likely result of the final regulations, according to employment law attorneys: More ADA cases will probably go to trial.