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Quick Hits: Obesity and ADA; Facebook Fishing; Voting Rights; FMLA Call-In Procedures; Personnel Records; “Survivor”

Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

With the Columbus Day holiday upon us, it’s time for another installment of "Quick Hits" where I touch on posts and topics of interest that you might have missed recently.  Take note of the last post to "Outwit. Outplay. Outlast."  The GT LE Blog has an interesting post on whether obesity is a physical characteristic or… Continue Reading

Guest Blogger: Body Mass Index the New Frontier for Obesity Discrimination

Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

While jury selection continues with individual voir dire (which is guaranteed by the Connecticut Constitution — the only state in the nation to provide such a guarantee), its time to introduce our next guest blogger.  Michael Moore runs the very informative and always topical, Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog.  Overall, its sensibilities run very similar to… Continue Reading