On February 3, at a Summit on Disability and Employment, the White House announced the release of a new resource guide for employers called “Recruiting, Hiring, Retaining and Promoting People with Disabilities.” The guide was a product of the Curb Cuts to the Middle Class Initiative –
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Walmart Settles EEOC Discrimination Suit For Failure To Accommodate Applicant During Hiring Process Wal-Mart will be paying $72,500 and providing significant equitable relief to settle a lawsuit alleging a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for failure to provide a reasonable accommodation to an individual
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Screening Applicants On Social Media: A Tool Or A Trap? Today, there is more information at employers’ fingertips than ever before. So should they be taking advantage of the opportunity to learn about job candidates and how they represent themselves online during the hiring process? Many employers
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Employers have a lot of leeway when it comes to requiring employees to follow their preferred procedures. However, one New York employer recently found out that some policies simply aren’t worth the cost. Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation recently paid $25,000 to settle a case brought
Read more →On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that employers are not required to offer reasonable accommodations for pregnancy. Or at least, it appears that way if you don’t read the fine print. Peggy Young was working as a driver for UPS when
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