Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The 15th nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the disability demoter
An employee tells you he might need to leave work on a moment’s notice to rush home to care for his disabled daughter (born with a severe neurological disorder, Rett Syndrome,…
TRE Legal Practice News
Bay Area Transit Agencies Agree to Make the RTC Clipper Card and Disability Verification Process More Accessible to Disabled Riders
SAN FRANCISCO, September 24, 2019 — TRE Legal Practice is pleased to announce a Settlement Agreement with the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) that will make regional transit more…
Virginia Disability Law Blog
Rideshare Services Are Opening New Avenues of Opportunity for People with Disabilities
By Sheri Abrams
Rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are quickly becoming a part of daily living in communities all over America. In areas where public transportation is limited or inaccessible, ridesharing is…
International Labor and Employment Law
Ireland Supreme Court Analyzes Disability Accommodation Requirements
By Daniel Ornstein, Jordan Glassberg
On July 31, 2019, in the case of Nano Nagle School v Daly, the Supreme Court of Ireland delivered its decision in a long-running disability discrimination lawsuit between a paraplegic…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Can an employer ask an employee to stop groaning in pain all the time if she refuses to seek medical treatment?
Last week I received the following email from Alison Green, who writes the entertaining and informative blog, Ask a Manager. Hi Jon, I’m a huge fan of your work, and…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
EEOC settlement teaches lesson on extended leaves of absence as ADA accommodation
An employee tells you that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and needs a few weeks off for treatment, surgery, and recovery. Assume either you’re not an FMLA-covered employer…
Canada in Focus
Ontario Divisional Court clarifies termination of employment contract due to frustration
In Katz et al. v Clarke 2019 ONSC 2188, the Ontario Divisional Court clarified an employer’s duty to accommodate an employee where there is a frustration of contract. The Divisional…
Understanding the ADA
Accommodating Nut Allergies
I know it has been awhile since I did a blog entry, but I have a really good excuse. The last day of May was my daughter’s last day of…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Employer Web Therapy: Accommodating Employee Mental Health Illness
By Joshua A. Rodine, Minal Haymond
Seyfarth Synopsis: Sometimes even the best employees can have their woebegone days. How is an employer to distinguish between (1) a mental disability that may require accommodation and (2) a…
Lash Condo Law Blog
Duty to Accommodate Disabled Residents
By Denise Lash
A recent case decision (Polito v. Briarlane Property Management Inc., 2019 HRTO 708) from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) focused on the obligation to accommodate disabled residents.…