While the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its interpretative regulations state that "written [job] descriptions are entitled to consideration," as the 1st Circuit pointed out, the ...

Written job descriptions can be important when the ADA comes into play, and experts regularly recommend that employers keep them accurate and up-to-date for that reason. Still, a job description is ...

In light of the EEOC's litigation over automatic termination provisions under the ADA (we've beaten you over the head with it here and here), employers generally feel as though they have no clue as to ...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the lower court’s grant of summary judgment that dismissed a disability discrimination claim brought by a female police detective. Years earlier, ...

Is there any aspect of the employment relationship that is more mundane than a job description? There was a day when they were commonplace in virtually every employment setting. They were used in the ...

Every job has its essential, as contrasted to nonessential, functions. In the most simple of ways, a function is essential if the purpose of the job is to perform it. For example, the ability to fly a ...

Unlike common workplace policies such as time-and-a-half pay for overtime or mandatory family and medical leave, which are legally mandated, no federal or state laws or regulations require employers ...

Christiana Jolaoso-Oloyede writes for media publications, B2B brands and nonprofits. Using her research, analytical and writing skills from her training as a lawyer, she focuses on garnering accurate ...

An excellent job description needs to accomplish several important tasks. It has to describe the job, of course, and it needs to do that with as much detail and honesty as possible. Similarly, your ...