Jonathan Crotty

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, both unpaid leave and reassignment to a vacant position can be forms of required accommodations.

According to regulations issued under the Family and Medical Leave Act, if an employer receives a deficient medical certification of an employee's

Sometimes apparent solutions to business problems appear too good to be true. This adage applies to many attempts by employers to avoid the overtime obligations imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

An employee's negative reaction to counseling or a warning may cause the employer to reconsider the type of disciplinary action taken.

In our practice, we deal with a considerable number of employee misclassification claims.

Although somewhat anecdotal, over the past several years we have seen a marked increase in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges that are closed by the agency before completing an investigation.

The most frequently requested accommodation by a disabled employee continues to be job-protected time away from work for treatment or recovery.

Over the past several years, we have written extensively over the increase in disability-based discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment

Employers are sometimes furious about claims lodged by employees for charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the employers consider to be false and malicious.

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division continues to release opinion letters containing useful guidance for employers on complex Fair Labor Standards Act compliance issues.