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#hrintelchat: HR Experts Analyze Social Media Risks and Rewards

It’s a little meta to talk about social media in a social media venue, but what better way to talk about all the employment law challenges employers face when they’re dealing with such a rapidly evolving medium? Last week we hosted a panel of employment lawyers who weighed in on what they saw as the […]

9th Circuit Won’t Call Attention Deficit an ADA Disability

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 1 declined to rehear a case in which it held that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Matthew Weaving, a police officer, alleged that he was fired because of his disability. His ADHD amounted to a protected disability […]

Fewer Companies Offer Paid Family Leave, Trend Points to PTO Plans

Federal law does not require leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to be paid, but one in five companies today offer paid family leave — down from one in four companies that reportedly offered it from 2010 to 2012, according to research from the Society for Human Resource Management. Instead, SHRM reports, there […]