Legal Perspective: Workers’ Comp: how to deny a claim and make it stick
Often employers are confronted with situations in which an employee’s claim is either fraudulent or at least exaggerated regarding its severity
Who kept the dog out? And why it mattered – ADA interactive process requirements...
There are several cases outlining the general obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding accommodation of service...
Long-COVID may constitute a disability
On July 26, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued...
LEGAL: Class Action Waivers Upheld
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Employment law and arbitration agreements have a contentious history. In simple terms, an arbitration agreement provides that any dispute between...
RECOGNIZING AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST UNDER THE ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires covered employers (those with 15 or more employees) to make reasonable accommodations...
LEGAL: Updates to Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Act
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Effective May 6, 2018, the Tennessee Department of Labor amended Regulations under the Drug-Free Workplace Act (“the Act”). Below are...