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Freeing the Well-Being: Mental Health Accommodations in the Workplace

Does it seem like you are dealing with more mental health issues in your workforce? If so, you are not alone. Recent mental health claim statistics show an alarming increase in chronic illnesses since the pandemic. For adults...more

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Easing Minds: Addressing Mental Health and Accommodation Issues Head-On

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Employers are more commonly facing issues regarding the accommodation of mental health issues in the workplace; issues that impact the company’s legal obligations under employment law while trying to get past the stigma that...more

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EEOC Takes Action to Address Mental Health Discrimination in the Workplace

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​​​​​​​Employers must take notice that the United State Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is cracking down on companies that discriminate against workers because they have a mental health condition. Mental health...more

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An Interview with EEOC Director Tom Colclough

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Attendees of Ward and Smith’s recent annual Employment Law Symposium received insights on key employment law developments in an interactive discussion between Emily Massey, a labor and employment attorney, and Tom...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

EEOC Drafts Rules on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Employers should take note – the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("the EEOC") unveiled draft regulations and guidance on the new federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) – and there are numerous noteworthy...more

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Keeping Mental Health Top of Mind Beyond May While Ensuring ADA Compliance

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Before we shift our focus away from Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to offer some guidance to employers seeking not only to avoid liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) but also to create a more...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Quiet Quitting and Today’s Workforce Challenges

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The American workforce is in crisis, buffeted by one challenge after another – some recent, and some, like demographic changes, that have been building for decades. At a recent employment law seminar – our first in-person...more

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Pivotal Home Solutions to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Chicago Company Terminated an Employee Because of Her Mental Health Condition, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Pivotal Home Solutions, a home warranty company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, will pay $175,000 and...more

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[Webinar] Mental Health In the Workplace - September 22nd, 12:00 pm EST

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The EEOC and the DOL have released guidance on employer obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act when employees have mental health issues that interfere with their ability to...more

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Addiction and Substance Abuse in a Post-COVID Era: Navigating Stormy Employment Waters

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As employees continue returning to work in a post-pandemic era, employers are facing new and difficult challenges on a scale not experienced prior to March 2020. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with...more

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The New Era of Mental Health in the Workplace; the FMLA and ADA Implications

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Executive Summary: - There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of the workplace. Whether for better or for worse may be subject to debate and personal opinion, but what is a fairly certain...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

COVID’s Impact on Mental Health Prompts New Agency Guidance

The peak of COVID-19 infections may have passed, but the mental health effects of the pandemic continue to be felt, and government agencies are taking note. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new guidance during Mental...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Accommodating Anxiety and Related Disabilities

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Harried, frazzled, overwhelmed, anxious and stressed are words that I’m hearing a lot lately. No, I’m not a therapist, though sometimes, as a lawyer, I feel like one. Disability claims have increased 50% over the past decade...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: Mental Health Accommodations and Parity, Board Diversification Law Struck Down, Ban-the-Box Update -...

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This week, we look at the increase in mental health discrimination charges the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently reported and how employers can respond. Mental Health Accommodations and Parity in...more

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Can an employer terminate an employee for conduct caused by a disability?

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Employees who exhibit what appear to be mental issues while in the workplace or performing their job duties present some of the most difficult situations for employers. An employee with a mental or emotional issue may have a...more

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RHONY’s Ramona Singer Faces Backlash for Outing Her Co-Star’s Disability: A Cautionary Tale for Employers

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Any Real Housewives fans out there? I’m not ashamed to admit that I sometimes (with shocking frequency) set aside my Wall Street Journal and Brendon Burchard books on high-performance business habits to engage in a slightly...more

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Hot Topics on the Horizon in Human Resources Law

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On Thursday, January 30, members from Verrill's Employment & Labor group, as well as some from the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group, conducted a full-day seminar full of employment law related topics that...more

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2019 Wrap Up: Tis the season to be jolly...and anxious...and depressed - Mental Health and Employment Law now and in 2020

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The last decade has brought with it a significant increase in the number of claims stemming from allegations of discrimination or retaliation as a result of mental health conditions. While we often see an increase in anxiety...more

Troutman Pepper

Anxiety And The ADA

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Q: An employee in my company has requested intermittent leave as an accommodation for what he claims is a debilitating “anxiety,” but he has no job performance issues and seems fine to me. Are we required to provide a...more

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Employers Relax After Tennessee Court Rejects Anxious Employee's Failure to Accommodate Claim

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On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, a Tennessee federal judge rejected a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in which it claimed a nursing home failed to accommodate an employee with anxiety. ...more

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Gonna Have To Face It: We’re Addicted to…Everything?! Digital Addictions In The Workplace

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Cell phones. Video games. YouTube. TV. iPads. Kindles. Online Gaming. Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Prime. Stream, click, stream, repeat. As the years go on, so too does the list of things to which people become addicted. Emerging...more

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Mariah Carey Won’t Let Bipolar Diagnosis “Define” or “Control” Her

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Mariah Carey, known as an iconic singer-songwriter and a dramatic diva, disclosed to People magazine last week that she has bipolar disorder. Although she was first diagnosed in 2001, Carey says she finally sought treatment...more

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Salvation Army to Pay $55,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Aid Organization Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant at Wasilla Store Due to His Intellectual Disability, Federal Agency Charged - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -Global humanitarian organization The Salvation Army will pay $55,000...more

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EEOC Sues West Meade Place, LLP For Disability Discrimination

Company Fired Employee Because of Her Anxiety Disorder, Federal Agency Charges - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee-based West Meade Place LLP, doing business as The HealthCare Center at West Meade Place, violated federal law...more

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Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchise to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Restaurant Owner Fired Employee for Taking Prescribed Medications for Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Hester Foods, Inc., the operator of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Dublin, Ga., will pay...more

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