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A recent lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sheds a light on a contentious issue in 21st century workplaces: remote work as an accommodation for disabled workers. Under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers with 15 or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabled workers and cannot...

The U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled a new tool designed to make hiring practices more accessible and fairer for people with disabilities. The AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework can guide employers in using artificial intelligence to help rather than hinder disabled job seekers. Published by the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT), the...

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have become increasingly common in the U.S. workforce. According to the Harvard Business Review, over one-third of American employees are bound by an NDA, and those NDAs have become broader in terms of what they prohibit, too. While some NDAs are necessary to serve legitimate business purposes, they are also a tool...

Last month, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces federal anti-discrimination and harassment laws, released a guide to help construction employers address harassment on job sites. The federal agency is paying close attention to a pervasive problem EEOC guides such as this one serve two purposes. They provide information about anti-harassment best practices...

In Ohio and across the United States, wage theft is a multi-billion-dollar issue. According to the Economic Policy Institute, wage law violations may cost employees up to $50 billion a year – but the actual number is incredibly hard to pin down because so many cases of wage theft go unreported and uninvestigated. If your...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance on workplace harassment for the first time in 25 years following a Supreme Court ruling that anti-bias laws protect LGBTQ workers. The guidance notes that refusing to use transgender workers' preferred pronouns and denying them access to bathrooms for their gender identity is a form...

Federal lawmakers are seeking to repeal rule protecting workers As we've previously covered, the U.S. Department of Labor has been seeking for years to reform the rules governing misclassification of employees as independent contractors. That rule went into effect last month, and federal lawmakers immediately fired back. On March 21, the House Education and Workforce...

The American workforce is getting older, and unfortunately, that hasn’t brought about the end of age discrimination in employment. AARP survey reveals an alarming trend According to a series of surveys conducted by AARP, about two-thirds of adults over 50 believe older workers face discrimination in the workplace. And that belief is well-founded: according to...

If your civil rights have been violated, you may have recourse. Racial discrimination in hiring is a persistent problem that affects the careers and lives of people of color in Ohio and nationwide. Federal law prohibits employers from taking race into account in hiring decisions, but racial discrimination is often subtle and goes undetected. Unfortunately,...

Despite increased attention and accountability in recent years, workplace sexual harassment remains a pervasive and often underreported problem. In particular, in the medical field, a new study reveals that nearly two-thirds of medical interns have experienced sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is illegal under both federal and state law, but those laws aren’t self-executing. You need...