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When the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, one of e "reasonable accommodations" that was contemplated was allowing seeing-eye dogs to accompany blind persons in places where animals were not [...]

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's homes and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. One wonders how many [...]

The employee who files a complaint of harassment or discrimination against his or her supervisor or coworkers is unlikely to be parking in the "Employee of the Month" space anytime [...]

Of course, we know that when plaintiffs in employment lawsuits get up on the witness stand and take the oath, their testimony that follows is always the truth, the whole [...]

The scenario, unfortunately, is becoming more common. A marginal performer manages to limp by for years, avoiding the scrutiny of a lazy or ineffective supervisor. Then the supervisor is replaced [...]

"A nut case." "Crazy as a loon." "A total fruitcake." "Just ain't right in the head." We often use terms such as these to refer to people who behave peculiarly, [...]

The scenario is all too familiar. A plaintiff in a harassment or discrimination lawsuit puts an "expert" witness on the stand to testify that in his or her opinion, the [...]

Suppose you own and run a small company. You are reading the Sunday paper and a photograph in the paper catches your eye. It is of one of the supervisors [...]

A court recently affirmed a jury verdict of $21 million in a single-plaintiff sexual harassment case in an opinion more absurd than any fanciful scenario even this author could conjure. [...]

Imagine you are in your mid-thirties. Your boss expresses himself to you in an unkind fashion on a few occasions, a coworker makes some rude remarks about your gender or [...]

Three men in a cafe recently were overheard talking over coffee about the ongoing scandal in the Catholic Church involving priests and sexual abuse. One voiced his opinion that priests [...]

Environmental illnesses, long a staple of toxic tort litigation, are finding their way into employment lawsuits with increasing frequency. More employees are seeking to use these illnesses as a means [...]

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." In a simpler era (1) this saying was a typical response by children who were being taunted [...]

Statutes of limitations serve an important purpose in litigation. They require that claimants come forward with their claims quickly, while witnesses and documents are still available to confirm or refute [...]

The EEOC recently issued "Enforcement Guidance" on psychiatric disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Although the Guidance provides clarification of a few issues involving mental disabilities under the ADA, [...]

Personality disorders are chronic psychological problems that begin early in life and cause a person to engage in self-defeating behavior, manipulate others, and create turmoil in most occupational and social [...]

An increasing number of sexual harassment plaintiffs are seeking to recover substantial damages for psychological injuries. Many such Plaintiffs rely on expert testimony from mental health professionals that often amounts [...]

While numerous sources have focused on employee rights and employer obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this article will emphasize employer rights with respect to mental disabilities under the [...]

Although plaintiffs' attorneys usually resist discovery into a history of childhood sexual abuse on the part of a plaintiff in a sexual harassment lawsuit, such information is extremely relevant to [...]