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Mental health in the workplace: What HR needs to know

Business Management Daily

These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ). Get medical information to confirm that this is an employee with depression or other mental health issues. FMLA leave is also available intermittently. Mental health problems and the ADA.

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Tenth Circuit Says Termination of Miner Was Not Retaliatory

The Workcomp Writer

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s decision to grant a mining employer summary judgment in a multi-count complaint filed against it by a former employee who was terminated because she could not pass a Fit for Duty Exam (“FFDE”) that included a requirement that she be able to lift 80 pounds above her head [ Lewis v.