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Age Discrimination: We Have a Five-Year Training Program; Can We Hire Only Younger People?
April 2008
We have a training program that involves five years of rotating assignments before employees are ready to really start the job. And it is a few years after that before they start to actually contribute significant profits. Because we have to invest so much in their training, can we have an age cutoff, such as not hiring people over age 50? If not, what can we do to ensure that new hires will work long enough to pay off our investment in them? . . . more

Domestic Partners: Do We Have to Give 'Kin Care' Leave to Domestic Partners?
April 2008
An increasing number of our employees are registering with domestic partners. Can an employee take kin care leave to spend time with his or her domestic partner? . . . more

Harassment: What Is the Best Response When I Get a 'Hint' That Inappropriate Behavior Is Occurring in the Workplace?
March 2008
I've gotten hints and heard rumors through the grapevine about inappropriate activity going on in my company. In one case, a manager is allegedly "hitting on" a subordinate, and in another case, apparently employees are making fun of a co-worker on their project team because she is African-American. I don't have any evidence or corroboration, and no one has complained. Do I wait and observe, or should I act? How should I proceed? . . . more

Bulletin: Employer resources from the ODEP
February 2008
In this month's issue of CELA, one of our employment experts tackles a question about accommodating employees with disabilities. T . . . more

You're the Expert
February 2008
I got a little embarrassed when I learned that inappropriate behavior (such as employees making fun of their disabled co-worker) had been going on in my facility--and I didn't know about it. My goal for the new year is to "keep an ear to the ground." What suggestions do you have? . . . more

Disabilities: How Do We Determine Whether an Employee Is a Safety Threat?
November 2007
We have a large workforce, and many people operate machinery, fork trucks, etc. Plus, many handle hazardous substances. We now think that some employees have medical conditions that may cause them to lose concentration, and we have some other employees who may be . . . more

Religious Discrimination: What Can I Do with a Senior Manager Who Pushes His Religion on His Employees?
October 2007
We have a situation. One of our senior managers is pushing his religion. He prays at meetings and holds prayer groups and Bible studies. He insists they are "voluntary," but his employees feel that if they don't attend . . . more

Policy Tips for Religious Accommodation
October 2007

The following are recommended provisions for creating a policy on religious accommodation . . . more

Benefits: What Risks Do We Run If We Alter Our Policies and Benefit Plans to Retain Older Workers?
October 2007
We've been brainstorming ideas for retaining our older workers who have skills we need and that we have trouble recruiting for. Most of our ideas would require us to bend our policies. We're considering offering our older workers these incentives . . . more

Civil Rights: Do We Have to Offer Breastfeeding Stations?
August 2007
One of our employees who has recently returned to work after giving birth says that we have to give her a special room and special breaks to express milk. This would hurt our productivity. Do we have to allow this? . . . more

Disabilities: What Decisions Do We Face When a Worker Becomes Permanently Disabled?
July 2007
An employee has submitted a claim for permanent disability under workers' compensation. Assuming it is awarded, what do we do next? Do we terminate him? If so, at what point? How long do we have to keep him on our group health insurance? What about other issues like bonuses? . . . more

Discrimination: Can We Require New Hires to Speak English?
July 2007
We have a quite diverse population in our area, and many of our applicants do not have good English skills. Can we require our employees to be able to speak English? . . . more

Ageism: What Can I Do with Older Employees Who Won't Adapt to New Methods?
June 2007
Our organization is going high-tech in a big way (because our industry has), and we have a number of people who can't or won't keep up with the changes . . . more

Short Takes: Seniority
April 2007
We have a strict seniority system. Do we have to bump one of our workers to give another employee a reasonable acco . . . more

Disabilities: How Should We Deal With an Employee We Think Is Mentally Ill?
March 2007
We have an employee with what I think are mental health problems. The person has angry outbursts—not violent exactly, but prett . . . more

Drugs & Alcohol: Do I Have to Interview an Applicant Who Takes Medical Marijuana?
March 2007
One of our current employees has referred a friend for employment under our employee referral program, which rewards employees who re . . . more

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