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Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
The Sixth Circuit Likes to Play Logic Games
Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit released a decision that will surely strike close to the hearts of every attorney and law school student. In Binno v. American Bar Association, the court…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
More Reinstatements on the Horizon in Discrimination Cases?
In the recent decision of Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v. Fair, 2016 ONCA 421, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) upheld the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario's 2013 decision to…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
New Guidance for Employers on When Leave is an ADA Accommodation
By Jason Shinn
In non-North Carolina bathroom news, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued this past week a resource document concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More specifically, this document addresses the use…
Business and Commercial
Governor Brown Signs a Law to Help Small Businesses Defend Against State Disability Access Lawsuits
By Beth V. West
On May 10, 2016 Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 269 (SB 269) which amends certain California statutes dealing with disability access in public accommodations and business establishments. SB 269 is…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Releases New Guidance on Unpaid Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has released new guidance on unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The guidance, issued on May 9,…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express: The Reasonable Accommodation of an Employee’s Family
By Kelly Hensley, Namal Tantula
In Luis Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, the California Court of Appeal held that California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) – which requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees with…
Global Workplace Insider
Restaurant Fined For Failure To Accommodate Patron with Psychological Disabilities
In P.G.v. Groupe Restaurant Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc. o/a Baton Rouge Restaurant (“Groupe”), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) awarded $12,000 in damages against a franchise restaurant for failing…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
EEOC Requesting Information? Be Wary What You Tell Fellow Employees
Picture this scenario: You come into your office one morning to learn that an employee has filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claiming that…
Other
DOJ Consent Decree Is A Reminder That Service Providers Are Public Accommodations
By Kevin Fritz When people think of the term “public accommodation,” images of restaurants, storefronts, and hotels come to mind. The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent Consent Decree with a…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Reminds Broadband Providers of Disabilities Access Duties
By Kelley Drye
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has long-required regulated telecommunications service providers (as well as VoIP providers) and equipment manufacturers to make their services and devices accessible to…