The question of "what is religion?" has been litigated extensively. What do you think about these groups? Rastafarian, Wiccan, Church of Marijuana, Voodoo, Atheism, Ethical Culture Society, Church of Body Modification?
According to the EEOC Technical Assistance Training Seminar I attended last week in Pasadena, "religion" is defined as follows:
A sincere and meaningful
A benefit of using employment applications in hiring is the ability of the employer to directly ask an applicant if he/she has a criminal history that would show up if a thorough background check was conducted, according to Lester S. Rosen of Employment Screening Resources in his August 2009 article in the Lorman Education Service
Knowledge of Familial Disabilities
When investigating a claim of preferential treatment (or disparate treatment) by an employee alleging "Caregiver Disability Discrimination," the EEO investigator should first try to obtain information about familial disabilities of the employee who was allegedly treated preferentially in the case at hand. The EEO investigator should first ask
The U.S. Department of Labor, in its Family and Medical Leave Act Advisor, recently clarified what an employer may require of an employee seeking to return to work from an illness. If the employer requires, the employee must provide a medical certification of the employee’s fitness to return to work if the FMLA
In a recent newsletter by HR Strategies, Staffing Concepts International, Inc. outlined some of the changes employers can expect with the new amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was signed into law by President Bush on September 25, 2008, and became effective on
In addition to protecting qualified applicants and employees with disabilities from employment discrimination, one ADA provision – the "Association" provision (42 U.S.C. § 12112(b)(4))– protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on their relationship or association with an individual with a disability, whether or not the applicant or employee has a disability.
Protection Against Adverse
The new FMLA regulations give additional leave rights to military families and revise the FMLA in many new respects.
Staffing Concepts International, Inc.’s recent newsletter article, FMLA: Overhaul of Regulations and the Impact on Employers, summarizes some of the recent changes to The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). On November 17, 2008,