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Employment Lawyer Answers: “Do I have First Amendment Rights to post about my job?” “What should I do if my boss fires me for my social media posts?” “Can my boss look at my Facebook page?” Social media is a growing trend, and it is critical to be careful while...
Employment Lawyer Answers: “Can I be fired for lying on my application?” “What should I do if I was wrongfully fired?” “Was I wrongfully terminated?” Wrongful termination. What exactly does that mean? It is not when an employee is fired unfairly, but that is part of...
Employment Attorney Answers: “Can I get help with training for my disability under the ADA?”, “Can my boss demote or fire me because I’m disabled?” and “What should I do when I’ve been fired?” As another lesson that employers must provide reasonable accommodations for...
Employment Attorney Answers: "Can I be fired for posting on Facebook?", "Can my boss monitor my Facebook page or other social media?" The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s granting of summary judgment for an...
It is not uncommon that I get a call from someone claiming that they are an employee of an educational institution only to find out that they are also either taking classes at the institution, receiving scholarships from the institution, or possess some other...
As our employment and disability discrimination lawyers have previously addressed, under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAA”), the definition of “disability” greatly expanded beyond that previously allowed under the Americans with...
The owners and operators of an apartment complex accused of discriminating against disabled renters with service animals recently agreed to pay $167,000 to settle the discrimination suit. Rosewood Parks Apartments in Reno, Nevada allegedly used illegal fee structures...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) protects employees from disability discrimination by, among other things, requiring employers to provide a reasonable accommodation if doing so will allow the disabled employee to perform as well as a non-disabled...
A New York court recently took a step in favor of employees’ rights when it comes to requesting reasonable accommodations for disabilities. On October 10, 2013, in Giuseppe Romanello v. Intesa Sanpaolo, the New York State Court of Appeals held that an indefinite leave...
Likely unknown to most individuals, the Affordable Care Act not only changed employees’ rights regarding access to health insurance, but has also given them added rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Here are a few examples:...