Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
World of Employment
New Website for Disability Information
The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy today launched a new website that may be of use to employers seeking information on how to accommodate a disabled worker. At…
Ontario Condo Law Blog
Modifying exclusive use common elements to accommodate disabilities: Who pays?
A recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal offers guidance on who pays for changes made to exclusive use common elements for the purpose of accommodating physical disability.
Privacy and Cybersecurity
A DISABILITY ACCESS CLAIM UNDER THE UNRUH ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SHOWING OF INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION
The California Supreme Court has finally settled the troubling issue of whether intentional discrimination must be shown to prove a disability access claim under the California Unruh Act. In Munson v.…
Texas Employment Law Update
Being Chronically Tired May Qualify as a Disability in Texas
A federal appellate court with jurisdiction over Texas held that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to the Centers for Disease Control, CFS…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recently Published Scholarship
ArticlesJeffrey A. Parness, Greater Employment Equalities in the New South Through New Constitutional Guarantees, 3 Charleston L. Rev. 461 (2009).Stacy M. Hickox, Transfer as an Accommodation: Standards from Discrimination Cases…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Job Accommodation Network: a Website with Ideas
Persons with disabilities always need information about possible accommodations. A great website is JAN (Job Accommodation Network) website sponsored by Dept. of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. There you…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
ADA Amendments Act Compliance Tips
The ADAAA was effective January 1, 2009 requiring employers to focus their approach to disability accommodation. The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) of the Office of Disability Employment Policy recently published a compliance…
California Employment Law Update
Disabled Employee May Have Been Able To Perform Essential Functions Of A Different Job
By Tony Oncidi
Nadaf-Rahrov v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 166 Cal. App. 4th 952 (2008) Forough Nadaf-Rahrov worked as a clothes fitter for Neiman Marcus in Dallas before transferring to San Francisco in…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
EEOC Guidance Addresses Employee Performance and Conduct Issues Under the ADA
By Adam R. Long
On September 3, 2008, the EEOC issued "a comprehensive question-and-answer guide addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to a wide variety of performance and conduct issues." The guidance…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Harris on the Economics of Disabilities Accommodations
Seth Harris (New York Law School) has just posted on SSRN his chapter (forthcoming in Charles J. Whalen, ed., Human Resource Economics and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Vernon…