HR Compliance for Employers: Workplace Best Practices, Legal Requirements & Litigation Lessons
SHRM's ADA Accommodation Failure: What Employers Can Learn Before It's Too Late
SHRM — the organization that certifies HR professionals and advises employers on ADA compliance — is headed to trial on disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claims after rescinding a job offer when a candidate with Type 1 Diabetes requested to bring her trained service dog to the office. The case is a masterclass in what not to do: no undue hardship analysis, no interactive process, shifting legal rationales, and a litigation argument that implicitly suggests being conscious and alert aren't essential job functions. Here's what every employer should take from it.
The SHRM Race Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit: How an $11.5 Million Jury Award Is a Warning for HR Leaders
SHRM publicly champions equity — but this plaintiff’s complaint tells a different story. Ruby Mohamed describes coded bias, exclusion, and retaliation that any BIPOC professional recognizes instantly. Discovery later exposed what really happened, and a federal jury delivered an $11.5M Section 1981 verdict. This case is a warning for every employer relying on weak HR governance.
When “Age-Related” Becomes ADA-Protected: What One Recent Federal Lawsuit Means for Every Employer
A fifteen-year employee. A pacemaker. A termination letter issued the day after he overslept by thirty minutes during a documented medical flare-up. A federal lawsuit alleging violations of the ADA and FMLA retaliation is now asking a federal court to answer a question every employer should be asking themselves first: when does managing a sick employee cross the line into discriminating against a disabled one?