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Physical therapy not always sign of disability

11/30/2010
Employees who need to take time off to attend physical therapy to deal with an injury may believe they’re disabled under the ADA. And they assume the time off must be a reasonable accommodation. That’s not necessarily true.

Take action to separate, investigate as soon as you hear sexual harassment allegations

11/15/2010

Juries are unpredictable, so smart employers do everything they can to avoid a jury trial. That’s especially important when an employee claims sexual harassment. It’s critical to investigate sexual harassment allegations as soon as they surface. Then act fast to separate the involved employees before more harm is done.

How to Collect Employee Medical Info Under New FMLA Rules

11/10/2010
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EEOC sues Ricoh for national-origin harassment

10/26/2010
The EEOC has sued copier company Ricoh on behalf of three former employees—two Hispanics and one man of African origin. The suit alleges the three endured almost daily racial epithets and race-based harassment at the company’s Greensboro location.

Goldsboro builder settles bias case with Adventists

10/26/2010
Goldsboro-based construction company T.A. Loving has settled a religious discrimination complaint for $47,500. Elvis Cifuentes Angel and two other workers filed the complaint stating that Loving forced them to work on their religion’s Sabbath. All three workers are Seventh-day Adventists.

Subway assistant manager too fresh for EEOC

10/26/2010
SKMATCH Inc., a Subway franchisee with several stores in the Wilmington area, faces charges it failed to address sexual harassment complaints leveled at one of its assistant managers.

Dillard’s faces age bias charges after firing in Cary

10/26/2010

Dillard’s department stores will have to answer in court to charges it discriminated against former area sales manager Virginia Keene because of her age. Working in Cary, Keene was 61 years old at the time the company fired her and replaced her with a 24-year-old with only four months’ experience.

Court refuses to expand Title VII liability to bosses

10/26/2010
A federal court hearing a sexual harassment case has dismissed the charges against a district manager because individuals aren’t personally liable for Title VII violations.

Check calendar when employee files EEOC complaint

10/26/2010
Employees who wait too long to file a discrimination complaint with the EEOC lose their right to sue.

Fish farms net win in court: They’re not on the hook for FLSA overtime

10/26/2010

By law, the FLSA doesn’t apply to fishing activities when the work takes place on the water. However, the FLSA does cover work at fish-processing plants. That means that employees on fishing boats aren’t required to be paid overtime, while those who packaged the catch on land must. But what about fish farms?