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HR Alert: Emerging Accommodation Challenges

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 14, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we’ve reported before, the EEOC is the federal agency that reviews, addresses and sometimes litigates employment discrimination and sexual harassment claims under Title VII. There’s a new EEOC announcement about its litigation...

HR Alert: Your Employee Wants More Sick Leave. Now What?

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 24, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We think you should know about a new EEOC press release about a company’s alleged refusal to accommodate employees returning from FMLA. Even though the events occurred in Michigan, the EEOC oversees federal law across the country. As...

HR Alert: LGBTQ+ Rights in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 5, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As most of us know, it’s unlawful for an employer to discriminate against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This is true in both public and private workplaces in the United States. Yet LGBTQ+ employees...

HR Alert: Final Regulations on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are Out!

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 16, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As you might recall, the federal government expanded employee protections for pregnant employees last year through the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In a previous blog, we discussed workplace actions that the PWFA explicitly...

HR Alert: The Unpaid Intern Risk

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 25, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

With the start of the fall semester, companies may be looking to expand their teams. Luckily, thousands of college and high school students are seeking relevant career insight and experience. Business owners and managers should...

HR Alert: Beware Antisemitism in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 24, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

A recent report from the Anti-Defamation League, published in March of 2023, found that antisemitic incidents increased 36% in 2022. Not only is this a harrowing statistic, it also serves as disappointing confirmation that...

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