by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Author: Stephen D. Hans The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against employees with disabilities and requires that employers make reasonable accommodations for disabled workers. Deciding whether your accommodations are reasonable and...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Discrimination is a serious issue for employers. It can lead to disputes, lawsuits and even forced business sales. Forced business sale, substantial fines and the disgrace of being ousted from the National Basketball Association (NBA) are the challenges Clippers owner...
by Stephen D. Hans | May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Small businesses often feel like a family. You’re a small group, perhaps you socialize outside of work or have a company baseball team where everybody gets along great. The idea that one of your employees might sue you never enters your mind—until one of them does....
by Stephen D. Hans | Apr 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Author: Stephen D. Hans Although there are thousands of employment discrimination cases filed every year, they are not easy for the plaintiff to win. The plaintiff must persuade juries that their employer made an employment decision based on a personal bias against...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 18, 2014 | Employment Discrimination, Uncategorized
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of private sector employment discrimination in year ending 2013. This amount is nearly seven million more than was recovered in 2012...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Given recent rulings by the Supreme Court and several new laws relating to gay marriage and gay rights throughout individual states, employers need to be very careful about how they approach matters with gay employees. Was it his lifestyle or his performance as an...
