Last week this blog discussed how, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers in Tennessee and across the nation in general must provide their disabled workers with reasonable accommodations so they can do their jobs. However, as is the case with just about...
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Month: September 2017
Employment law: what is a ‘reasonable accommodation’?
On behalf of Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC | Sep 22, 2017 | Employment Law
As readers of this blog may remember, last week we discussed what constitutes a disability for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If a worker in Tennessee or elsewhere in the United States meets this definition, his or her employer has to provide the...
ADA protects disabled workers in Tennessee from discrimination
On behalf of Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC | Sep 15, 2017 | Employment Law
It used to be the case that disabled workers in Tennessee and nationwide had no protection against workplace discrimination. However, in 1990 the federal government enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act is very important to employee rights across the...
Protecting yourself when blowing the whistle
On behalf of Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog
It is both disheartening and overwhelming when a Tennessee employee learns that his or her employer is participating in wrongdoing and breaking the law. If you find yourself in this situation, you may not know what to do, where to turn or how to protect yourself, but...
Does business litigation in Tennessee always have to go to trial?
On behalf of Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC | Sep 8, 2017 | Business & Commercial Litigation
Business owners in Tennessee know that part of doing business is dealing with the inevitable ups and downs in the business world. Sometimes business is good. Demand for their goods or services is up, you're getting new clients or customers and the employees are happy....
Appraisals waived for some residential real estate borrowers
On behalf of Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC | Sep 1, 2017 | Real Estate
Jackson residents may be interested to hear that government mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have both issued statements that they will no longer require appraisals on some of the mortgages they back. This will save buyers who qualify for this waiver money...
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