Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
California Employment Law Blog
Understanding Your Rights to Disability Accommodations in California Workplaces
In California, workers with disabilities have strong legal protections that require employers to provide reasonable accommodations and engage in an interactive process to determine appropriate workplace modifications. What Qualifies as…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Second Circuit Expands Accommodation Requirements under ADA
The rules on accommodations just changed for employers -- at least in Connecticut and New York (and Vermont too).The Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont), in an…
Understanding the ADA
The Starting Line is What the ADA and Rehabilitation Act are All About
Picture immediately above is a Track and field starting line (white lane numbers on orange track) Today’s blog entry has been getting a lot of press on Law 360,…
Other
ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Rebound to 8,800 in 2024
By Minh N. Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The two-year decline in ADA Title III filings stopped in 2024, with plaintiffs increasing filings back to 8,800 complaints…
Legal Profession Blog
Accommodation Denial Affirmed
The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed the denial of testing accommodations to a bar applicantPhelps began having issues with college examinations at the University of Kentucky in 2016. She consulted with…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The 1st nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Menstrual Marauder.
"We can't hire you. You'll be absent too much due to your monthly cycle." That's the text Rahdia Green received from a hiring manager at a gym owned by Equinox…
Understanding the ADA
DOT Final Regulation on Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers with Disabilities Using Wheelchairs
Happy new year everyone! Today’s blog entry looks at the DOT final rule issued last month on ensuring safe accommodation for air travelers with disabilities using wheelchairs. We previously…
Understanding the ADA
How a Business Should NOT Go About Accommodating a Person with a Disability
This week’s blog entry is a how to for what NOT to do if you are a business faced with an accommodation request. The case of the day is Patterson…
Other
Football Stadium May Have Fumbled Wheelchair User’s Seating Request, Federal Court Rules
By: Ashley Jenkins and Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal court recently held that a football stadium must make reasonable modifications to its seating policy to allow a wheelchair user…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The interactive process is a two-way street
The interactive process for disability reasonable accommodations is a two-way street, requiring participation from both the employer and the employee. If either party fails to participate or withdraws from the…