Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
California Employment Law
Employees Who Attribute Bad Behavior to a Disability – 9th Circuit Adds to Confusion
I've complained before about the lack of guidance for employers dealing with employees who attribute their bad behavior to a disability. The Ninth Circuit's August 15, 2014 decision in Weaving…
Employment & Labor
SPACE STILL AVAILABLE – SEAC Seminar – The What and Who: The FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, PDL, and Labor Code – Oh My!
Following the Yellow Brick Road of Employee Leave Rights and Accommodations. SEAC invites you to spend the morning with attorneys and leave and accommodation experts Lizbeth (“Beth”) West and Charles (“Chuck”)…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Disability Accommodations: Recent Study
As lawyers fight over an employer’s duty to accommodate under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a recent paper on employer accommodation practices finds, among other things, that disability accommodations may…
Employment & Labor
SEAC Seminar – The What and Who: The FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, PDL, and Labor Code – Oh My!
Following the Yellow Brick Road of Employee Leave Rights and Accommodations. SEAC invites you to spend the morning with attorneys and leave and accommodation experts Lizbeth ("Beth") West and Charles ("Chuck")…
Understanding the ADA
Granting a right to display doesn’t mean the obligation ends there
I Introduction Let's say you have this situation. The city holds an outdoor car show allowing a whole bunch of people to display their wares outside. One of the vendors…
Minnesota Employer
Accommodation of Pregnancy Complications Under the ADA and FMLA
Although Minnesota state law now requires employers to provide accommodations for any pregnant employee, it is important to remember that accommodations or leaves of absence may be required under federal…
World of Employment
Court Rules That Telecommuting May Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
The Sixth Circuit recently held in EEOC v. Ford Motor Co. that regular attendance may not mean physical presence in the workplace, and that telecommuting may be a reasonable accommodation…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Publishes Advisory Letter On Use of Forms In the ADA Interactive Process
By Allan Weitzman, Joshua Stein
Employers seeking to adopt standardized forms relating to the ADA’s interactive process need to familiarize themselves with a recently published EEOC advisory letter commenting on a sample policy, request for…
Employment Law Worldview
New Requirements for U.S. Government Contractors
By Elaine Brown
Government contractors in the United States are subject to additional nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements with respect to veterans and individuals with disabilities. The federal regulations implementing these requirements have…
Hospitality Law Check-In
Being Hospitable to Service Animals*
The Equal Rights Center based in Washington, D.C. has recently published a short and helpful booklet for users of service animals and other types of assistive animals. It is a…