Disability Discrimination

posted on September 9, 2019 by ELS

Chandra C. Davis to Present Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints

Chandra Davis will present Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints at the MIE Conference for Legal Services Executive Directors, Managers and Supervisors (MIE Conference) on September 10 […]

Filed Under: ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Events, Events & Updates, FLSA, Workplace Training Tagged With: ADA, Chandra Davis, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, employment practices, FLSA, FMLA

posted on June 7, 2019 by ELS

Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the Supreme Court for Employment Counsel Defending Title VII Claims

On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis leading to a very valuable lesson for employers – […]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hiring and Firing, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: EEOC, Employment Law, employment policies, employment practices, Litigation Defense, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Tennille Hoover, Title VII

posted on May 8, 2019 by ELS

Attorney Tennille Hoover Returns to ELS

Tennille Hoover is an attorney with ELS. Using her former experience as an HR director for an employer with over 6000 employees, Tennille provides strategic employment law representation and counseling […]

Filed Under: ADA, Age Discrimination, Department of Labor, Disability Discrimination, Discovery, Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Emotional Intelligence, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events & Updates, FLSA, FMLA, Georgia Bar, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, Litigation, Professional Development, Race Discrimination, Reduction in Force, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, State Bar of Georgia, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Young Lawyer Division of GA Bar Tagged With: Employment Handbooks, Employment Law, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, Tennille Hoover, training

posted on March 7, 2018 by ELS

Read ELS’ Practical Guidance on Discovery in Employment Litigation

ELS Partners, Jamala McFadden and Chandra Davis, and ELS attorney, Raquel Crump, had the pleasure of authoring a Lexis Practice Advisor Practice Note concerning Discovery in Employment Discrimination Litigation: What Defendants […]

Filed Under: ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discovery, EEOC, Employers, Litigation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Title VII

posted on March 9, 2017 by ELS

3 Mistakes To Avoid When Handling Intermittent FMLA Leave

Law360, New York (March 8, 2017, 9:07 PM EST) — While most employers have fine-tuned their practices for administering leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, experts say the […]

Filed Under: Disability Discrimination, Employers, FMLA

posted on October 25, 2016 by ELS

Obsesity under the ADA

On October 3, 2016, the United States Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) denied the petition for a writ of certiorari from Petitioner Morriss.[1] Mr. Morriss appealed the to the Supreme Court […]

Filed Under: ADA, Disability Discrimination, Employers, Hiring and Firing

posted on October 4, 2016 by ELS

Recent EEOC News

On August 11, 2016, the Georgia Council for the Hearing-Impaired, Inc. (GACHI) finalized a $10,000 settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Mr. Stephen Patterson concerning the EEOC’s […]

Filed Under: Disability Discrimination, EEOC, Retaliation

posted on November 20, 2013 by Jamala McFadden

Can An Indefinite Leave Of Absence Be A Reasonable Accommodation?

One of the most difficult issues an HR professional or in-house employment counsel faces is how to deal with an employee who cannot return to work after FMLA leave expires. […]

Filed Under: Disability Discrimination, FMLA Tagged With: Accommodations, Disability, FMLA

posted on August 20, 2013 by ELS

Depression in the Workplace: Strategies for Seamlessly Handling FMLA Requests and ADA Accommodations

Medically speaking, the term “mental illness” describes a plethora of mental and emotional disorders ranging from mild anxiety to more serious conditions such as depression that significantly interfere with major […]

Filed Under: Disability Discrimination, FMLA

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