REASSIGNMENT AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Alayna Schroeder | The Daily Recorder | Jun 10, 2015

Employers often struggle to address conflicts between a supervisor and a subordinate. But what is an employer’s legal responsibility when an employee claims that working for a particular supervisor is so stressful that the employee is disabled and needs to be...

PAYROLL CARD ACCOUNTS

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Katie L. Patterson | The Daily Recorder | May 26, 2015

Employers are always looking for innovative ways to streamline their businesses and cut costs. One area many employers want to target? The cost of providing paper payroll checks to employees. The savings associated with eliminating paper checks are potentially...

NEW ARBITRATION DEVELOPMENTS

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Katie L. Patterson | The Daily Recorder | May 12, 2015

California courts and the legislature generally disfavor arbitration agreements in the employment context. Employers with arbitration programs must be vigilant to ensure their agreements to arbitrate remain compliant with the law. Some recent developments in this area...

EEOC SEEKS TO LIMIT WELLNESS PROGRAMS

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Julia C. Melnicoe | The Daily Recorder | Apr 29, 2015

On April 16, 2015, the Equal Opportunity Commission released proposed regulations under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), relating to voluntary “employee wellness programs.” These new rules come on the heels of a series of lawsuits by the EEOC challenging...

FIRING EMPLOYEES FOR MISCONDUCT DURING LEAVE

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Kelice Gosling | The Daily Recorder | Apr 14, 2015

Many employers have struggled with the issue of disciplining an employee for misconduct while he or she is on a leave of absence under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) and federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Employers legitimately fear that the...

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