Human Resources & Employment Law
Articles on the topic of Employment Law for Community Association Management Companies. Subtopics include Hiring, Firing, Independent Contractors, Wage & Hour.
Employee Accommodation Requests: Selecting an Appropriate Accommodation
Managers usually have a lot of experience with owner requests for reasonable accommodations, but you might be less certain about how to proceed when one of your own employees seeks an accommodation. In the first part of this two-part article, we explained the basics of an employer’s duty to provide employees with reasonable accommodations and…
How to Handle Employee Accommodation Requests, Part 2
Managers usually have a lot of experience with owner requests for reasonable accommodations, but you might be less certain about how to proceed when one of your own employees seeks an accommodation. In the first part of this two-part article, we explained the basics of an employer’s duty to provide employees with reasonable accommodations and…
How to Respond to Employee Accommodation Requests at Your Management Firm
Is your association management firm among the employers out there that are unsure of how to proceed when an employee requests an accommodation for a disability, whether under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or a state counterpart? Messing up can prove costly, but our two-part article can help your management firm reduce its…
How to Handle Employee Accommodation Requests, Part 1
Is your association management firm among the employers out there that are unsure of how to proceed when an employee requests an accommodation for a disability, whether under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or a state counterpart? Messing up can prove costly, but our two-part article can help your management firm reduce its…
HOA Manager Safety: A Renewed Spotlight in the Wake of Recent Tragedy
The August 2022 murder of an Atlanta association manager has drawn renewed attention to the physical risks managers face on the job in today’s world and an increasing need to address HOA manager safety. Word of the Atlanta slaying spread quickly among those in the industry. Amid the expressions of sympathy and concern, though, was…
Manager’s Killing Heightens Safety Concerns
The August 2022 murder of an Atlanta association manager has drawn renewed attention to the physical risks managers face on the job in today’s world. “I think this is an industry problem across the board,” says Katie Anderson, CEO of Aperion Management Group LLC, which manages around 65 associations in central Oregon. “It’s been perpetuated…
The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit: Find Out if Your Management Firm Qualifies
Health insurance coverage is a critical part of employee recruitment and retention. But it can also seem cost-prohibitive for some community association management firms. “We’re still in the ‘employee’ market, where candidates have the upper hand,” says Jamie Dokovna, a shareholder in the Florida law firm Becker & Poliakoff who practices employment law and works…
Are You Eligible for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit?
Health insurance coverage is a critical part of employee recruitment and retention, but it can seem cost-prohibitive for some community association management firms. The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit might make it far more affordable than you realize, though. The credit could be worth as much as 50 percent of the insurance premiums you…
Watch Out for Caregiver Discrimination
Family responsibility discrimination, also known as caregiver discrimination, occurs when employers discriminate against employees and job applicants based on their caregiving obligations — generally for children, adult children with disabilities, parents, or spouses. “If this wasn’t on employers’ radar before, it’s something they should absolutely think about and educate themselves on because the reality is…
Are You at Risk of Family Responsibility Discrimination?
You’re probably very familiar with the different kinds of housing discrimination, but you might not be aware of a form of employment discrimination that could land you in hot legal water. Here’s what you need to know about family responsibility discrimination (FRD) and how to avoid it. What It Is Family responsibility discrimination, also known…