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OSHA Orders Company to Pay $800,000 for Terminating Employees Who Filed Workers Comp
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act and consequently has ordered the...
Post Offer Workers Compensation Background Checks a Legal Landmine for Employers & HR
As most of you know I recently attended the SHRM Annual Conference in Atlanta and as I always do when I attend a conference, I walk around the Exhibit Hall to see if there are any new products that I can take back to my clients. As I walked...
EEOC Says “No Restriction” Full Duty Only Policy Violates ADA
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal judge has approved a consent decree settling its disability discrimination lawsuit against New Brighton, Minn.-based Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck. ...
Employer Uses Post Offer Physical Exam to Rescind Job to Disabled Applicant
Are applicant for employment afforded protection under the ADA? Can an employer offer a job then use the information from a post offer physical exam to rescind the job offer? That depends! This case highlights the problems that post offer physical...
EEOC Report 100,000 Job Bias Charges for Fiscal Year 2010
Employers are definately sitting ducks – waiting to be sued and this report highlights the exposure for employers. According to the EEOC 100,000 Job Bias charges were filed in 2010 – wow!
Press Release from EEOC.gov:
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Dear Injured Employee: We Would Like You To Come Back to Work Tomorrow
Employee retention, employee engagement and talent management are the buzz words in the Human Resource Community. Yet every year employers allow trained talent to walk out their door after an occupational injury.
Historically, the workers’...
