Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Fair Housing Defense
DOJ Settles Design and Construction Fair Housing Act Case
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it settled a federal discrimination lawsuit filed against the owner, builder, and designer of a three building dormitory-style property near Central…
Healthcare Workplace Update
EEOC’s Notice Pleading Survives Motion to Dismiss in Failure to Accommodate and Wrongful Termination Suit
A North Carolina district court recently declined to dismiss a failure to accommodate and wrongful termination action brought by the EEOC on behalf of a patient accounts representative in EEOC…
Plane-ly Spoken
Beyond Dexter the Peacock
When United Airlines barred a woman from bringing “Dexter the emotional support peacock” on a flight from Newark to Los Angeles earlier this year, the story made national news and…
Employment Law Letter
Reasonable Accommodation Can Be a Matter Of Opinion
By Brian Clemow
When employers consider whether or not to make an adjustment in job duties or work schedule in order to accommodate an employee with a disability, the question is complicated by…
Understanding the ADA
H.R. 620: The Defense Lawyers Full Employment Act
I have a few cases in my pipeline, but there was never any question as to what this week’s blog entry was going to be on. Considering that the House…
Employment Law Perspectives
NYC Council Obligates Employers to Engage in “Cooperative Dialogue” for Reasonable Accommodation Requests
Apparently believing that employers are not capable of considering employees’ requests for reasonable accommodation on their own, the New York City Council has decided to dictate how those requests should…
School Law
Julie Fay, Melika Forbes and Bill Roberts to Speak at the 2017 TABS Annual Conference
By Julie C. Fay, William J. Roberts
Three Shipman & Goodwin attorneys will present at the 2017 TABS Annual Conference, scheduled to take place November 30 - December 2, 2017 in Boston, MA. Julie C. Fay and Melika…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Seventh Circuit Holds that the ADA Is Still Not a Leave Statute
On October 17, 2017, on the heels of its landmark decision in Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of the employer in its unpublished…
California Employment Law
Answers to Questions About Accommodating Disabilities
Just over a month ago, I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar entitled: "2017 Update: Accommodating Employees With Disabilities." You can download the slides from my presentation. There were…
The Employer Report
Seventh Circuit Holds that the ADA Does Not Require Additional Unpaid Leave After FMLA Leave Is Exhausted
Last Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) does not require employers to provide additional unpaid leave as…