Tag: Mental Health

December 4, 2023

Employers must take notice that the United State Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is cracking down on companies that discriminate against workers because they have a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, […]

April 6, 2023

Receiving a NYPD Psychological Disqualification can be a daunting and frustrating experience. However, it does not have to be the end of your career goals. Kevin Sheerin and his experienced team can help you appeal the decision and increase your […]

March 8, 2023

Teens skipping school is a tale as old as time. In the words of the most famous high school student ever, Ferris Bueller, “How can I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?” Although staying home […]

January 26, 2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of increased employee mental health concerns and mass shootings across the country, employers looking to create or enhance a workplace violence program can look to the National Safety Council (NSC), which released a series of […]

November 8, 2022

OSHA, citing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 2018 publication on Mental Health in the Workplace, has released a Safety and Health Topics bulletin addressing workplace stress and mental health hazards. According to OSHA, these workplace hazards have […]

October 25, 2022

I live with multiple mental disorders. I’ve also held numerous leadership roles throughout my career and have been ridiculed for holding them since I went public about my mental health. Every day I am impacted by my mental health implications. […]

October 21, 2022

Many people lost a loved one in the past two years due to Covid-19. Employees, communities, companies, organizations and institutions faced severe losses in the workforce and will never be the same as we were before 2020. Despite this, many […]

May 24, 2022

With more employees returning to the office and physical workplaces as pandemic restrictions are eased and with an increasingly competitive labor market, it is especially important that employers be vigilant in responding to the mental health needs of their employees. […]

May 3, 2021

Well-Being Week in Law kicks off today, highlighting the importance of health and happiness across the legal profession. Created to support the well-being of lawyers and legal professionals, Well-Being Week in Law is an initiative of the Institute for Well-Being […]

November 9, 2018

It feels like mental health, which has historically been a closed-door conversation, is now in the open. It’s a buzzword in news and social media, propelled in part by famous personalities whose struggles are increasingly in the public eye. Bipolar […]

November 2, 2018

For law students, mental health is very important. With all the stress of keeping up, cold calling, outlining, and exams, not to mention all the requirements that lead up to the bar exam and admission into the bar, if law […]

October 10, 2018

The U.S. is in the midst of a mental health epidemic. Nearly one in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness. Suicide rates have increased by nearly 25 percent over the last two decades. Today, World Mental Health Day, […]