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What I've Been Reading This Week


A couple good articles this week...my favorite being a warning to employers to not label workers as independent contractors rather than employees.  This is an issue I have seen start to come up more and more often lately.  As always, below are a few articles that caught my eye this week.


10 Ways Employers Can Offer Reasonable Accommodations to An Employee's Disability

Stephen Simpson has written one of the better articles that I have read in a while.  Disability laws require that an employer provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee, if possible, and this article identifies ten different ways an employer can do just that.  The article also includes a case for each of the ten suggestions which make it more relate able and easy to follow.


Beware of Labeling Workers as 'Independent Contractors" Rather Than 'Employees'

Michael Haberman has a good article on the increased risks that have come up over the past few years for employers who label workers as 'independent contractors' rather than 'employees'.  As the article notes, this has become a big area of enforcement and one that employers should be wary of and pay close attention to.  Labeling a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee can have big risks, should the government investigate and find the employer misidentified the worker.  Employers beware!


A Few Questions Employer Should Not Ask at Job Interviews

An article like this comes along often enough, but I always thinks it is a good idea for employers to review.  Daniel Schwartz has a few thoughts on questions employers should not ask during a job interview.  Some are common sense, but bonus points for the SNL clip at the end to really bring the point home.

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