Gone are the days of scrutinizing, or even second-guessing, whether an employee actually has a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Instead, today’s ADA claims are all about accommodating the employee, so she can do her job. A new ...

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Federal prosecutors say a former Wegmans Food Markets employee in New Jersey has been arrested on charges of sending online death threats to the grocery store chain’s chief executive. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Resnick ...

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Sitting in front of a computer for hours at a time is not the healthiest way to make a living. And with more employees being tied to their computers, it was only a matter of time before courts started grappling with workers’ compensation claims addressing the unique injury issues of those with sedentary jobs.

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An employer could not set-off the value of benefits it paid to an employee under her severance agreement against potential damages from her federal overtime lawsuit, the Fifth Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

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Physical threats that a female employee received from her male supervisor couldn’t be disregarded as “gender neutral” for the purpose of her hostile work environment claim, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

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