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Disability Accommodation
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Achkar Law Blog
Does my employer have to accommodate my disability?
The duty to accommodate is prescribed by Ontario’s Human Rights Code (“Code”). The Code protects individuals from being discriminated against based upon protected grounds. The guiding principle of the Code…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Issue Joint Guidance On Accessible Telehealth Services
By Kristina Launey and Julia Sarnoff Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice recently issued Guidance for telehealth accessibility with specific examples. During the…
Accessibility Defense
What’s bugging HUD – the latest HUD actions based on disability
By Richard Hunt
HUD’s press releases are interesting reading, not because they help you understand the law, but because they help you understand what HUD thinks the law is, and because they are…
HR Defense
Service and Support Animals: What Businesses Can and Cannot Do
We have all seen it. The unruly lap dog brought into a restaurant, yipping away, or the big dog running through a store dragging along its owner who, of course,…
California Employment Law
Testing Your Patience: EEOC Revises COVID Testing Guidelines
While many now refer to the COVID-19 pandemic as a thing of the past, it is anything but gone. At the time this post was drafted, positive COVID cases in…
Achkar Law Blog
What is the duty to accommodate?
In Ontario, the workplace is a protected social location, which means it’s a place where Ontario’s protected human rights grounds must be respected. Key among the human rights duties…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Second Circuit Blasts Mass-Produced, “Mad-Libs-Style” ADA Title III Complaints and Affirms Dismissal of Four Braille Gift Card Lawsuits
By John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Second Circuit issues scathing decision directed at “mad lib”-style serial ADA Title III complaints, and affirms-on the basis of standing-the…
Health Law Prof Blog
Disability and Access to Sex Workers: Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority and others
Martin Regan (Queen's University Belfast), Kevin J. Brown (Queen's University Belfast), Disability and Access to Sex Workers: Secretary of State for Justice v A Local Authority and others, 72 N.…
HR Law Watch
Unclear, Inconsistently Enforced Policy Supports Employee Discrimination Claim
By Steven W. Suflas, Jason D. Boren, Ashley Waddoups
In the recent decision in Hexcel Corp. v. Lab Commission, the Utah Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the Utah Labor Commission that Hexcel was liable for discrimination and/or retaliation…
Labor & Employment Report
New Employment Laws in Maryland – Paid Family and Medical Leave, Expanded Definition of Harassment, Disability Accommodations and More (and a Webinar!)
By Fiona W. Ong
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2022 session ended at midnight on Monday, April 11. There were a number of bills passed of significance to employers, including the creation of a paid…