Minnesota employers who conduct pre-employment drug testing or drug testing of current employees are familiar with the protections for employees who are enrolled in the Department of Health Patient Registry Program for medical marijuana. An employer cannot discriminate against a person enrolled on the Patient Registry in hiring, termination or any term or condition of
Undue Hardship for Religious and Medical Exemptions From a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
Many employers are adopting a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy, or they are required by owners, contractors, developers, or state, local or federal government to adopt such a policy for employees working on particular projects. The recognized exceptions to mandatory vaccination policies are for employees who have a medical condition, or employees who have a religious
An Employer’s Guide to Addressing Requests for Religious Exemption From a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Employers mandating that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 should know how to respond to an employee’s request for a religious exemption from the vaccination policy. In this post, I discuss the process an employer can use to distinguish an employee’s personal opposition to a vaccination from a sincerely held religious belief that qualifies as a
Wandering in the Desert – What Does it Mean For Your Website to be Accessible?
Companies are becoming more aware of the need for their websites to be accessible to people with disabilities. But what does this mean and what are the legal requirements? The current state of the law is in flux and the fact is, there is no clear set of criteria to which a company can look
Going to the Dogs – Bringing Animals Into the Workplace
Many business open to the public are seeing an increase in the number of service animals being brought into public businesses. There has been a lot of media attention to airline passengers who bring animals onto an airplane as service animals or to provide emotional support or therapy. The same issue can arise in the