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Employers’ Flu Worries Go Beyond Germs, Attendance

HR Daily Advisor

“Mandatory flu vaccines are lawful, but there are several issues that you must keep in mind,” Jennifer S. Frank , an editor of South Dakota Employment Law Letter and attorney with Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. , in Rapid City, South Dakota, wrote in the January 2017 issue of the newsletter.

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Retaliation—The Marcia Brady Of Employment Law

HR Daily Advisor

She was also told she could respond to the allegations in writing but that the meeting would go on without her if she chose not to attend. Jan sent a letter in response to Greg telling him she wouldn’t attend the meeting. Greg held the hearing, and Jan neither attended nor refuted any of the accusations against her.

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Timing Is Everything—and Sometimes Bad Timing Can Be Costly

HR Daily Advisor

English mentalist Tony Corinda once said, “Good timing is invisible. Bad timing sticks out a mile.” ” A federal judge in New Orleans recently rejected an employer’s request to dismiss its former employee’s pregnancy discrimination case. Bad Timing Allegations Enough to Move Forward.

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Was Attendance an Essential Job Function for AT&T Customer Service Rep?

HR Daily Advisor

An AT&T customer service representative (CSR) recently filed a lawsuit against her employer citing disability discrimination, but the employer, citing attendance as an essential job function of her position, claimed she was terminated for her frequent absences. Was the employee discriminated against?

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Will the Solar Eclipse Disrupt Your Workplace?

HR Daily Advisor

On Monday August 21, 2017, in the middle of the workday, millions of people will abandon their jobs to gaze up at the skies and experience what might well be a once-in-a-lifetime event: a total eclipse of the sun. Moreover, Title VII, as well as some state laws, require employers to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of employees.

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Time’s Up: Employee’s Performance Issues Complicated by Serious Illness

HR Daily Advisor

Can the employer terminate the employee for her performance issues while she’s undergoing treatment? Employee Fails to Timely Complete Work. During her 90-day performance evaluation, her supervisor, “Janet,” informed her that her attendance was worrisome, noting she was often late for work or absent. Bottom Line.

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WIRTW #472 (the “back to school” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

A post shared by Jon Hyman (@jonhyman) on Aug 16, 2017 at 8:26am PDT. Here’s what I read this week: Discrimination. Yep, that could still be age discrimination. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. EEOC: “gentleman’s club” broke law by refusing to hire male barkeep — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered.