Topic
Disability Accommodation
351 published works
Labor & Employment Insights
Press (Meno)Pause and Consider Accommodations for Women’s Health and Related Symptoms
By Timia A. Skelton, Jennifer M. Trulock
For years, menopause and its related symptoms have been treated as a taboo subject. That is changing fast. Celebrities and public figures have put their own experiences with menopause and…
P.I.S.S.D.
Ways Schools Can Better Accommodate Students with Ongoing Health Needs
By Bob Kraft
When a student manages a chronic health condition while attending school, both the student and their family face unique challenges that extend far beyond the classroom. From diabetes and asthma…
Rudner Law Blog
Navigating Requests for Accommodation: How to Address Basic Medical Notes
I recently participated in a Q&A session where the audience was given the chance to present tricky HR related scenarios to the panel. One of the questions related to a…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
"Can I bring my dog to work?" Emotional support animals and the ADA
A firefighter with PTSD asks to bring his dog to work as a reasonable accommodation. The dog helps calm him. His psychologist supports the request.Does the ADA require the employer…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Can an Employer Reject a Doctor’s Return-to-Work Clearance?
His doctors cleared him to return to work. The railroad kept him away from moving trains for five years. TL;DR: A federal appeals court upheld summary judgment for an employer…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Can an Ignored Accommodation Request Turn a Performance Firing Into an ADA Claim?
The employee asked for help completing his work. Months later, the unfinished work became the reason for firing him. TL;DR: A federal appeals court rejected an employee’s intentional disability discrimination…
The Employer Handbook Blog
A Judge’s Mug Was Crude Enough to Blog About. A Court Still Said It Wasn’t Harassment
A judge joked about his female employee’s sexuality and kept a mug decorated with cartoon genitalia in his own courtroom. The same judge required her to burn a full day…
RIPS Law Librarian Blog
Guest Post: Why Every Library Needs Its Own Animal Policy
Guest post by Savannah Long (she/hers), Faculty Services & Reference Librarian, University of Baltimore Law Library Regardless of your individual experience with animals coming into your library, all libraries –…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
$5 Million EEOC Settlement Highlights Importance of Disability Accommodation Compliance
$5 Million EEOC Settlement Puts Disability Accommodation Practices in the Spotlight The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced earlier this week that it reached a $5 million settlement with…
Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society
From Exception to Right: Reforming Copyright Law for Disability Access
Nishant Kumar Abstract: India’s exception-based approach to disability access under Section 52(1)(zb) of the Copyright Act, 1957, and the Marrakesh Treaty, though progressive, remains reactive. It permits accessible formats only…