Job Description Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
HR Law 101 Ep.4: What You Need to Know About Creating Effective Job Descriptions
With many employers contemplating return-to-work directives and many employees seeking and/or needing an accommodation to continue remote work arrangements, employers must be mindful of their obligations under the Americans...more
When considering accommodations requested by an employee due to a disability, employers sometimes fail to think through the long-term effects of such changes. In many cases, the accommodation request is permanent, meaning...more
The rise of remote work has forced employers to tackle one challenge after another – and now the biggest challenge is effectively managing remote and hybrid workforces for the long term. When the pandemic hit, many employers...more
When reviewing requests for accommodation from sick or injured workers, employers often focus on whether the requested accommodation is reasonable or whether it imposes an undue hardship on the company. ...more
Over the past two years, we have received an increasing number of inquiries from clients regarding their return to the office policies. While some workers object to the end of remote work due to lifestyle preferences, others...more
The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) became effective on June 27, 2023. Employers with 15 or more employees are now required to reasonably accommodate a worker’s “known limitation” related to pregnancy,...more
We continue to track updates to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) that took effect June 27. On Aug. 7, the EEOC released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for implementing the PWFA (“Proposed Rule” or “Proposed...more
In April of this year, Bricker Graydon attorneys published an article describing how the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) would take effect on June 27, 2023, and will require employers with 15 or more employees to...more
On August 7, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect in June 2023....more