October 25, 2024
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The Disabled Workforce Strategies for Managing Excessive Use of Leave @Work Magazine, June 2024 By Rachel Shaw, MBA, Principal Consultant, Founder, Shaw HR Consulting Many employers […]
September 10, 2024
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The Disabled Workforce: The Disability Interactive Process, Stress, and Mental Health By Rachel Shaw, MBA, Principal Consultant, Founder, Shaw HR Consulting @Work Magazine, April/May 2024 […]
June 21, 2024
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The Disabled Workforce What is Good Faith and How Do You Demonstrate It? Compliance and Beyond: Building a Culture of Civility @Work Magazine, January/February 2024 Rachel […]
February 6, 2024
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The Disabled Workforce Evaluating Accommodations with Supervisor/Co-Worker Restrictions @Work Magazine, November 2023 Rachel Shaw, Principal Consultant, Founder, Shaw HR Consulting Psychological issues related to an […]
November 17, 2023
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At the Crossroads of Performance Management and Disability: Using the Right Tool for the Job By Rachel Shaw September 2023, @Work Magazine Managing performance issues at […]
October 6, 2023
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The Disabled Workforce What Is “Reasonable” When Evaluating Accommodations? Rachel Shaw, MBA, Shaw HR Consulting @Work Magazine, July 2023 Title I of the Americans with Disabilities […]
August 9, 2023
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The Disabled Workforce: Evaluating Accommodations When Discipline Is Involved By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting @Work Magazine, May 2023 What do […]
June 1, 2023
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New Article: Defining “Timely” in the ADA Interactive Process By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting Under Title I of the Americans […]
April 22, 2023
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The Disabled Workforce: Using Technology to Evaluate Telework as an Accommodation @ Work Magazine, January 2023 By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR […]
February 3, 2023
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The Disabled Workforce: Redefining Your Culture Can Lead to Happier Employees and Fewer Leave Requests @Work Magazine, November 2022 By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal […]
December 7, 2022
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The Disabled Workforce Staying Inspired as Disability Compliance Coordinators By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]
October 11, 2022
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The Secret to Curbing FMLA Abuse @Work Magazine, July 2022 By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President, Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting The creation of the Family and […]
August 26, 2022
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Supporting the Mental Health of Your Workforce By Rachel Shaw from @Work Magazine; May 2022 Issue Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in five American adults […]
July 20, 2022
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When Can We Manage Leave Again? Developing Your ADA Leave Management Program in an (Almost) Post-Pandemic America Rachel Shaw, MBA, President, Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting […]
May 1, 2022
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USING THE TECHNOLOGY ON HAND TO CREATE SYSTEMS THAT WORK By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President, Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting @Work Magazine, January 2022 Tens of […]
January 23, 2022
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30 Years of ADA Disability Compliance: Increasing Requests Prompt Teams to Regroup By Rachel Shaw, MBA President and Principal Consultant Shaw HR Consulting @Work Magazine There […]
November 23, 2021
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Managing Reasonable Accommodations for Employees Who Are Significantly Disabled By Rachel Shaw @Work Magazine, September 2021 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was put in place […]
October 16, 2021
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COVID-19 and What It’s Doing to Disability Compliance Preparing for an Increase in Accommodation Requests By Rachel Shaw @Work Magazine, July 2021 HR Practitioners were struggling […]
July 22, 2021
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new article: Managing the Health of Your HR Team The Power of Recognition By Rachel Shaw @Work Magazine Overtasked managing the realities of COVID-19 within your […]
June 18, 2021
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Cal/OSHA Updates Guidelines for Masks, Distancing and Barriers in the Workplace New Standards Go Into Effect Immediately in California The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board […]
May 19, 2021
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Managing ADA Reasonable Accommodation Requests in the Face of COVID-19 By Rachel Shaw @Work Magazine, March 2021 As employers ask employees to return to the workplace […]
February 19, 2021
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Employing Technology in Your ADA Process Just Became More Crucial If there was ever a time to ditch those hardcopy files and sticky notes, that time […]
February 8, 2021
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The Importance of Conducting Timely Investigations of Harassment, Discrimination and Misconduct By Angel Ho, Esq. Senior Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting Employers have a responsibility to create and […]
October 1, 2020
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5 Reasons to Use a Third-Party Investigator Building Trust, Collecting Impartial Facts and Saving Your Organization Time Amongst Highest Reasons to Use a Third-Party for Workplace […]
September 25, 2020
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Shaw HR Consulting Donates $5,000 to the National Federation of the Blind Monies to go toward Braille Education and upcoming 2020 National Federation of the Blind […]
September 24, 2020
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New California Law Expands CFRA HR Professionals should take note of significant changes — Covered family members now include adult children, grandparent, grandchild, and sibling — Lowers […]
February 25, 2020
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How to Increase the Impact of Your EAP By Rachel Shaw @Work Magazine The World Health Organization (WHO) reports depression alone is the leading cause of […]
February 11, 2020
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Leave Management Challenges FMLA or the “Friday, Monday Leave Act” By Rachel Shaw HR Magazine Excessive and fraudulent leave matters are some of the most challenging […]
February 4, 2020
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Know Your Triggers: The Disability Interactive Process By Rachel Shaw @Work Magazine Employers are fielding an increasing number of requests for accommodation under the Americans with […]
January 6, 2020
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Now What? When an Employee Doesn’t Participate in the Interactive Process Strategies to Move the Interactive Process Forward and Show Good-Faith The ADA/ADAAA mandates employers “must […]
November 30, 2019
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Read “Mental Health & the Stressed Out Worker” in @Work Magazine Article Outlines How to Know if You’ve Been Triggered to Start the ADA Interactive Process […]
October 21, 2019
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AB 9 Triples Time for Employees to File a Discrimination Charge What is AB 9 and Why it Matters to Employers and the Future of Disability […]
September 19, 2019
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State Bar of California Approves Shaw HR Consulting to Offer MCLE Credit for its ADA/FEHA Disability Compliance Training Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Required of All […]
August 12, 2019
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Leave Management: Fighting Against Absenteeism and Misuse of Leave Rachel’s new article in @Work Magazine discusses how to manage leave in your organization when you believe […]
July 1, 2019
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Doing More Than Just Surviving HR Do you find yourself getting frustrated — feeling limited in what you can do as an HR professional? Does it […]
June 3, 2019
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Make a Difference in Your Disability Compliance Program with Technology Read Rachel’s column in @Work Magazine about how you can change the way you manage your […]
May 23, 2019
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Essential Functions Job Analysis documents capture the physical, mental and emotional demands of a position. Use it to evaluate medical work restrictions in Workers’ Compensation claims and […]
April 30, 2019
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Article on Managing Mental Health in the Workplace Featured in Spring Issue of HR Pulse Magazine Cover Story Outlines How to Support Your Workforce While Still […]
March 19, 2019
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The Disability Interactive Process: Discipline Versus Disability Two-Part Article in @Work Magazine When employees link performance issues to a claimed disability whether at the start or […]
February 4, 2019
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Shaw HR Consulting Adds Matthew McSorley to EFPA® Team Essential Functions Position Analysis® (EFPA) – The Key to Documenting Physical, Mental & Emotional Demands of a […]
October 10, 2018
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Read Rachel’s article in HR News Magazine on the effects of stress in the workplace Across the country, organizations are experiencing a rise in accommodation requests, […]
September 19, 2018
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Rachel Writes Two-Part piece on Psychological Disabilities in the workplace for @Work Magazine. Work is stressful, but how do you know if mental illness is at […]
August 9, 2018
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Third National Accolade for Rachel’s Premier Book The Disabled Workforce: What the ADA Never Anticipated has been recognized as a finalist in the 20th annual Foreword […]
July 2, 2018
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June 5, 2018
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Awards Judge Calls The Disabled Workforce “Though provoking” and “Engrossing” Rates book as “Outstanding” for voice, pacing and appeal Recently, a judge for the 25th Annual […]
May 23, 2018
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When to Employ a Fitness for Duty (FFD) Exam and Examples Learn about when you should — and shouldn’t — be doing an FFD Exam, and […]
April 24, 2018
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April 11, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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Fit for Duty Exams Explained in New Magazine Article Rachel explains the often confusing process of how and when to use Fitness for Duty Examinations in […]
March 5, 2018
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February 4, 2018
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January 20, 2018
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October 31, 2017
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The Disability Interactive Process: Where Disability & Discipline Meet “My disability made me do it.” Little can be more frustrating than when an employee makes […]
October 31, 2017
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CPR For a Healthier ADA Compliance Process Resuscitating Your Medical Documentation Methodology By Rachel Shaw HR Pulse Magazine, Fall 2017 Complying with the complexities of the […]
October 31, 2017
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Focused on Helping Employers Manage Reasonable Accommodation Requests, Book Continues to Impress Industry Experts Newbury Park, Calif. (August 21, 2017) The North American Book Awards (NABA) announced […]
October 31, 2017
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Rave reviews of the new book by Rachel Shaw, “The Disabled Workforce: What the ADA Never Anticipated” continue to roll in. The book focuses on how […]
July 24, 2017
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Getting the Right Medical Information Right at the Intersection of Performance and Disability By Rachel Shaw HR News Magazine Many of us have been there. We […]
July 24, 2017
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Expert’s 4-step process for managing employees with psychological disabilities By Rachel Shaw For HRMorning.com When it comes to accommodating psychological disabilities, most employers will agree few […]
April 17, 2017
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NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON FOR PURCHASE THE DISABLED WORKFORCE: WHAT THE ADA NEVER ANTICIPATED BY RACHEL SHAW New Book is a Practical How-to Guide Aimed at […]
March 22, 2017
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Help for our school districts. This is a post for all of our school districts, and all our other public entities that have a June 30 […]
March 22, 2017
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It’s a fact: Disability Law can be confusing. Take that statement and multiple it by a factor of 10 if you are an employer in California. […]
March 22, 2017
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Simply perceiving someone to have a disability does not necessarily require you begin the interactive process. It’s only if you perceive someone has a disability, whether […]
March 22, 2017
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Almost weekly we have a client forward a screen shot of one of their employee’s Facebook page. The picture is usually of someone riding a roller […]
March 22, 2017
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Following rules is easy. It’s understanding the complicated laws behind them that gets tricky. Just ask any employer or HR manager trying to make sense of, […]
March 22, 2017
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Some accommodations – regardless if they would be deemed reasonable or not – are just down-right undesirable for employers. As an employer, you are not required […]
