Blog posts in tag ADA

Employers: Avoid Ageist Assumptions and Confine Required Medical Exams to Parameters of ADA

Posted on 03/02/2020 at 11:36 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, employer policies and procedures, Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins, Iowa Driver's License, Loras College v. Iowa Civil Rights Com'n, REAL ID, US Supreme Court

Employers: Avoid Ageist Assumptions and Confine Required Medical Exams to Parameters of ADA

Iowa driver’s licenses expire on the driver’s birthday, and are renewable for an eight-year period – u...

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Inability to Work Unpredictable, Unscheduled Overtime Renders an Individual "Not Qualified" for ADA Purposes

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 01:43 PM by Russell Samson

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Eighth Circuit, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tasha McNeil v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. , mandatory overtime, LTD, overtime

Inability to Work Unpredictable, Unscheduled Overtime Renders an Individual "Not Qualified" for ADA Purposes

The title may be in error: It is not a generally true statement in all circumstances. The plaintiff in the Eighth Circui...

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Employer Lessons on Non-DOT Drug Testing Gleaned From EEOC Lawsuit

Posted on 07/20/2018 at 10:34 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Controlled Substances Act, department of transportation, Designated Employer Representative, DOT, drug policy, drug testing, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment attorney, employment law, employment legal advice, find a lawyer, human resource, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, labor attorney, labor lawyers, legal advice, local attorneys, medical review officer, work lawyer

Employer Lessons on Non-DOT Drug Testing Gleaned From EEOC Lawsuit

On June 28, 2018, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Steel Painters, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas.The lawsuit alle...

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A fired football coach's lawsuit provides a cautionary tale for employers

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, alcoholism, Americans with Disabilities Act, Department of Labor, DOL, employment contracts, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Freightways Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, Iowa employers, Los Angeles Times, Miners v. Cargill, Sports Illustrated, Steve Sarkisian, substance abuse, University of Southern California, University of Washington, USC

A fired football coach's lawsuit provides a cautionary tale for employers

On December 5, 2015, former University of Southern California head football coach Stephen Ambrose "Steve" Sark...

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What the DOL-Staples settlement teaches us about FMLA notices and disciplinary actions

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Department of Labor, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, FMLA notice, Iowa employers, Iowa employment law, Notice of Eligibility, Notice of Rights, Perez v. Staples, SCOTUS, Staples, U.S. Supreme Court

What the DOL-Staples settlement teaches us about FMLA notices and disciplinary actions

With Jill R. Jensen-Welch & Melissa A. Schilling. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its implementing regulatio...

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Abercrombie & Fitch stores ordered to take a second look at its "Look" Policy

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Bryan O'Neill

Categories: Bryan O'Neill, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Abercrombie & Fitch, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc, headwear, Look Policy, SCOTUS, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Title VII, US Supreme Court

Abercrombie & Fitch stores ordered to take a second look at its "Look" Policy

On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fi...

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The EEOC issues proposed regulations on wellness programs

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Melissa Schilling

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: ADA, Affordable Care Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Iowa Employer Law Blog, wellness programs, workplace wellness programs

The EEOC issues proposed regulations on wellness programs

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, employers have increasingly looked to wellness programs to cut heal...

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Penalty for certain workplace posting requirements to double

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: ADA, Civil Rights Act, employer penalty, Iowa Employer Law Blog, posting requirements, Title VII

On Friday, April 18, 2014, the employer penalty for failing to abide by the notice posting requirements of Title VII of...

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DOL clarifies FMLA leave for an adult son or daughter

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: ADA, Department of Labor, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog

DOL clarifies FMLA leave for an adult son or daughter

The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued an Administrative Interpretation clarifying its Family and Medical Leave Ac...

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U.S. Supreme Court recognizes ministerial exception

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Litigation & Trial Law

Tagged As: ADA, ADAAA, Americans with Disabilities Act, called teachers, Cheryl Perich, commissioned minister, definition of minister, discrimination, EEOC, employment decisions in religious organizations, First Amendment, Hosanna-Tabor, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hosanna-Tabor opinion, lay teachers, minister of religion-commissioned, ministerial exception, ministerial exception to anti-discrimination laws, religious employers, retaliation, Sixth Circuit, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, US Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court recognizes ministerial exception

On January 11, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged a “ministerial” exception to virtually all employment discrimin...

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