I’ve posted before about the challenges employers face in determining how much leave an employee is entitled to. On June 8, 2011, the EEOC met to discuss issues surrounding leave of
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EEOC Thinks Joblessness Should Be A Protected Category
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
At a February 16, 2011 public meeting, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission examined what it described as “the emerging practice of excluding unemployed persons from applicant pools.” An EEOC…
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ADA Demands Are Greater Than Many Realize
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In 2001, UPS hired Mauricio Centeno as a junior accounts payable clerk at its facility in Glendale, CA. Centeno is deaf and has been since birth. His primary language is American Sign…