
Jun
24
2020Remaining ADA-Compliant Under COVID-19 | Texas Employee Benefits Consultants
The coronavirus crisis has forced human resources teams to juggle more challenges than ever before, from employee benefits and sick leave to new teleworking policies. On top of this, the drastic change in the American workplace has spawned new laws and protocols, while raising questions about how these new regulations affect standing legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In order to remain fully…
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Feb
25
2020Service Animals in the Workplace | Houston Benefits Agency
In 2020, many people with disabilities use the emotional and physical support provided by a service animal. This means that the workplace has seen an increase of these service animals over the last decade and therefore the workforce needs to be educated on this changing environment. Let’s take a look at what constitutes a service animal and the accommodation of such in the workplace. Americans…
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Mar
5
20186 Ways to Keep the Flu from Sidelining Your Workplace | Houston Employee Benefits
This year’s flu season is a rough one. Although the predominant strains of this year’s influenza viruses were represented in the vaccine, they mutated, which decreased the effectiveness of the immunization. The flu then spread widely and quickly, and in addition, the symptoms were severe and deadly. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the 2017 – 2018 flu season…
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May
18
2016EEOC Issues Final Rule on Employer Wellness Programs
WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to wellness programs offered by employers that request health information from employees and their spouses. The two rules provide guidance to both employers and employees about how workplace wellness programs can comply with the ADA and GINA consistent with provisions governing wellness programs in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as amended by the Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act).
Apr
24
2013Testing Needed?
A court rejected an EEOC suit brought on behalf of a group of employees who were subjected to alcohol testing by their employer, US Steel
Oct
23
2012ADA requires employers to fill vacant positions with qualified employees with disabilities
Read how employers must re-assign a qualified employee with a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act to a vacant job for which the employee is qualified, even if there are other better qualified applicants
Sep
21
2012Obesity Covered
Lawsuit declared that morbid obesity is a protected disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.