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Understanding “Long COVID” & ADA Disabilities Protections

Many employers in Texas are facing disability accommodation requests from employees related to COVID-19. Some of those accommodation requests concern protections against exposure or spread in the workplace due to the employee’s disability, while others concern the disabilities that the employee has developed as a result of being infected with the coronavirus. It is critical for employers to understand what employees and commentators mean when they refer to “long COVID,” and what this term means for accommodating an employee’s request for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The following information is designed to help employers who are navigating Read more
Simon Paschal October 29, 2021 , , , 9531 0 Read more
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A Season of Change for Human Resources

On Saturday, June 20, we marked the official start of summer.  That day is known as the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the day on which the sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky.  With the start of summer, we close out spring and we turn to thoughts of pool parties, backyard cookouts, and summer vacations.  This summer, though, has a different feel and a different approach in light of COVID-19; and with the start of this particular summer, we look back on a monumental spring of change for Human Resources professionals everywhere. Read more
Simon Paschal June 29, 2020 , , , , , , 975 0 Read more
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The ADA and Mental Disabilities

We are in the process of preparing our “Sensitive Employee Relations” presentation for the upcoming Frisco HR Summit at the end of March, so we thought we would provide you a preview of that speech while also providing some valuable information regarding mental disabilities and mental health and their relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Not only is mental health a very sensitive issue in the workplace but it can often be difficult to handle from a Human Resources perspective. Just as with other disabilities under the ADA, a mental disability is (a) any impairment that substantially limits one Read more
Simon Paschal March 2, 2017 , , , , , , , , 1672 0 Read more
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A Reminder About the Protected Nature of Alcoholism

You may or may not have seen the sports news in the last few days and weeks but ESPN and other outlets reported that former University of Southern California head football coach, Steve Sarkisian, filed a lawsuit against the school alleging disability discrimination and failure to provide a reasonable accommodation based on the fact the school terminated him near the middle of the 2015 football season. In December 2013, USC hired Sarkisian as the head football coach and entered into a five-year contract with Sarkisian. In October 2015, USC terminated Sarkisian only 24 hours after it asked him to take Read more
Simon Paschal December 14, 2015 , , , , , , , 1828 0 Read more
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