As employees and employers alike attempt to return to business as usual, legal conflicts are once again becoming part of the employment landscape---and the events of September 11 have brought up many new legal issues. How far an employer must go in accommodating workers suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or anxiety attacks, whether such an employee can be fired for refusing to return to work, can workers be required to accept paychecks direct deposit, are all matters that employers suddenly find themselves confronted with. These and similar questions, are causing employers to reexamine laws ranging from the Americans with Disabilities Act to those dealing with electronic paycheck deposits for possible problems.
See "A Legal Tightrope for Employers After Attacks", SANA SIWOLOP, The New York Times, October 23, 2001