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Discrimination claims based on mental health rising

by Gary Phelan | May 31, 2022 | Americans With Disabilities Act, Workplace Discrimination

The COVID-19 pandemic may be among the reasons for the increase in the last two years. The EEOC observed that “employees with certain pre-existing mental health conditions, for example, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder...

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Management’s return to the golden rule

by Reese Mitchell | May 16, 2022 | Firm News

Click here to read the full article in The Connecticut Post For the last 40 years, private-sector union membership has collapsed. In 1983, private-sector union membership stood at more than 20 percent. By 2021, that rate had dwindled to just 6.3 percent. Today, that...

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