Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Employment Law Lookout
First Circuit Sides with Employer in Race Discrimination Suit Brought by Former Garbage Man
By Erin Dougherty Foley and James Nasiri* Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court decision granting a municipal…
Labor & Employment Blog
EEOC Updates Guidelines on Whether “Long COVID” is a Disability Under the ADA
With the recent spread of the Omicron variant, public focus has turned to the question of whether and how quickly an employee can return to work after testing positive for…
GovCon & Trade
Who is Responsible for Granting Medical/Religious Accommodations to the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate?
By Richard Arnholt, Mary Leigh Pirtle
As contractors and agencies scramble to comply with the government contractor vaccine mandate, which is currently on hold due a nationwide injunction issued on December 7, 2021, there seems to be…
Labor Days
The Accommodation Process Requires More Than Lip Service
By Alison Frimmel, Barbara E. Hoey
Updated October 21, 2021. Employers implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs are no doubt starting to feel the pressure resulting from an influx of religious and disability accommodation requests. In all…
Health Law Prof Blog
Teaching in the Aftermath of a Pandemic: Must an Employer Provide an Accommodation for Commuting for a Disabled Employee?
Richard J. Hunter, Jr (Seton Hall University), Hector R. Lozada (Seton Hall University), John H. Shannon(Seton Hall University), Teaching in the Aftermath of a Pandemic: Must an Employer Provide an…
The Employer Report
Guidelines for Accommodating Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs and Disabilities for Employers Mandating Vaccinations (Video)
By Robin Samuel, Stephanie Priel, Autumn Sharp
As companies call employees back to the physical workplace, more employers are electing to implement mandatory vaccination policies to keep employees safe amidst the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. In turn,…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Appeals Court Reinstates MTA Access Lawsuit
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit by disability advocates which claimed that the subway system didn’t provide equal access to everyone, as required by the Americans with…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 8–12–2021: Justice Department confirms that ADA applies to Covid “long-haulers"
A few weeks ago I opined that the ADA likely covers Covid long-haul symptoms as protected disabilities that employers must accommodate.In recently published policy guidance, the Department of Justice agrees. Long…
Health Law Prof Blog
Remote Work and the Future of Disability Accommodations
Arlene S. Kanter (Syracuse University), Remote Work and the Future of Disability Accommodations, SSRN:When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was originally enacted in 1990 and amended in 2008, technology…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Texas Supreme Court Rules Request for Disability Accommodation Does Not Support Retaliation Claim Under State Law
By Publisher
Texas courts generally look to federal courts’ interpretation of federal anti-discrimination laws to assist in interpreting the anti-discrimination provisions of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). However, the…