Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Navigating Disability Accommodation Requests: Balancing Privacy and Information
By Lexa Cutler
Accommodating employees with disabilities and medical issues is an integral part of creating an inclusive and equitable workplace. But what should an employer do if they receive a request for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Report by Human Rights First on Disability Access at USCIS
Human Rights First has released a new report, "I Felt Not Seen, Not Heard" Gaps in Disability Access at USCIS for People Seeking Protection (September 2023).A copy of the report…
Achkar Law Blog
What To Do If You Have Been Denied Accommodation In Ontario
As an employee in Ontario, you have the right to request accommodation for your disability in the workplace. The Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) mandates that businesses have a duty…
Technology and AI
Amusement Parks Can’t Invoke Arbitrary Manufacturer Safety Requirements To Restrict Riders With Disabilities, Eleventh Circuit Says
By Minh Vu and Lotus Cannon Seyfarth Synopsis: New Eleventh Circuit decision says amusement park operators must base rider eligibility requirements on actual risks and cannot simply adopt manufacturer recommendations,…
Levy Employment Law Blog
Similar Standards Now Apply When Considering Accommodation Requests for Religion or Disability
By Tracey Levy
Employers need to consider employees’ requests for religious accommodations from a much more supportive perspective as a result of a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. In Groff v.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Formal Medical Diagnosis Not Required at Time of Wisconsin Fair Employment Act Accommodation Request, State Court Rules
By By Jesse R. Dill, Katlyn Q. McGarry
In a decision providing guidance to employers facing requests for health-related accommodations, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held in Wingra Redi-Mix Inc. v. Labor and Industry Review Commission that a…
Employment Law Lookout
Hospital’s Most-Qualified Applicant Policy Hangs in the Balance in Wake of EEOC Appeal of ADA Mandatory Reassignment Claim, Fifth Circuit Says
By Linda C. Schoonmaker and Elizabeth L. Humphrey Seyfarth Synopsis: Hospitals spend copious amounts of time developing hiring systems to ensure that the most-qualified applicants are selected for jobs in…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit: Shift Reassignments are not Required as an Accommodation
An issue that has percolated for many years is whether an employer must offer a transfer to an open position as an accommodation to a person with a disability. Adrianna…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
EEOC lawsuit highlights risks associated with not accommodating service animals
The EEOC has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Papa John's Pizza claiming that it denied the request of Michael Barnes, who is blind, to bring his service dog —…
Understanding the ADA
Title I Tutorial: King v. Stuart Trumbull Memorial Hospital Inc.
I have quite a stack of cases in my pipeline to blog on. When I went digging through them, I came across a decision from April 7 of 2022 (that…