What is an employers responsibility to disabled employees?
– A professional services company was asked by a pregnant employee about benefits during her leave. They were at a loss to explain the complex and overlapping legal requirements in light of company policy. What about working part-time from home after the baby was born? Could they replace her while she was gone? What about pay? Clark Associates showed the employer what disability laws applied and how to integrate legislated benefits with company benefits. We illustrated how the employee should be paid during her absence. Everything was summarized in a letter that provided a roadmap for the entire leave of absence. Internal Investigations Case #1: She said, he said. – A young woman filed a police complaint of sexual assault against a male building security guard. Claiming he was wrongfully accused, the guard countered with a complaint that that he had been assaulted by the young woman. There were further accusations of racial discrimination and the guard’s union got involved. Management’
