04/18/2011
Employees who turn out not to meet the definition of “disabled” can still sue for disability discrimination based on their employer’s perception that they are disabled. That doesn’t mean, however, that supervisors can’t express concern and sympathy when an employee reveals a problem. Nor does it mean they can’t offer accommodations at that point or explain what types of leave are available.
04/15/2011
Some employers believe that if several employees break the same rule, they must be punished exactly the same. That’s true—to a point. You can discipline one employee more harshly than another if you can show why you believe their conduct wasn’t so similar after all.