No one said supposed adults are always going to act like adults. But here’s how a potty training book and some diarrhea jokes almost got one company in serious legal trouble.

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Tags: complaints, disability, hostile envirnoment

There’s nothing easy about confronting an alcoholic employee. But here’s how managers can do it without breaking the law.

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Tags: ADA, alcohol, disability, drinking on the job, FMLA

If an employee has an angry outburst and hurls profanities at a boss or co-workers, you’d fire him or her, right? Not so fast – the behavior may have been caused by a protected disability.

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Tags: disability, mental disorder, workplace threats