Topic
Disability Discrimination
1,341 published works
Legal Futures Blog
Tribunal “wrong to punish law firm” over unfair dismissal
By Neil Rose
Tayler: Tribunal erred in its analysisA law firm which discriminated against a paralegal should not have to pay aggravated damages simply because it advised on employment law, a judge has…
Labor & Employment Insights
Not So Fast: Why Your COVID Telework Policy Doesn’t Bind You Forever
By Meaghan G. Pickles, Jennifer M. Trulock
Remember when half the workforce went home in 2020 and, somehow, the work still got done? Employees remember, too, and many have used that history as ammunition today when employers…
Lipsky Lowe’s Blog For New York Employment Law
Can You Get a Workplace Accommodation for Anxiety or Depression?
Yes. Anxiety and depression may qualify for a reasonable workplace accommodation if they meet the definition of a disability under applicable federal, New York State, or New York City law.…
Religion Clause
Catholic Sisters Challenge Illinois End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act
Several orders of Catholic sisters as well as Chicago Archbishop Cupich filed suit yesterday in an Illinois federal district court challenging the constitutionality of requiring them to comply with Illinois…
The Employer Handbook Blog
99.9% of Germs Eliminated. Also Her ADA Claims.
Keeping disinfectant in the office during the pandemic was understandable. Following coworkers around and spraying it on their clothes and sometimes in their mouths was not. TL;DR: A federal appeals…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Hayden Panettiere’s Neutrogena Allegations: When Postpartum Illness May TriggerPregnancy and Disability Discrimination Protections
By Tugba Ayaz
Recent allegations involving Hayden Panettiere and Neutrogena spotlight a workplace issue thataffects far more people than public headlines suggest: whether an employer may penalizesomeone for speaking openly about postpartum depression…
Understanding the ADA
Must You Show Necessity in a Title II Failure to Accommodate Case? Answer: Maybe Maybe Not
This week’s blog entry deals with a published case from the 11th Circuit decided on August 5, 2026 raising interesting issues about when a Title II entity must provide reasonable…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
When ‘performance problems’ are actually a disability
Brian Lee says his employer relabeled his ADHD symptoms as "performance deficiencies" and terminated him a result. The employer, Red Hat, says it was simply managing a struggling employee. A…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Why an Open Job Beats Unpaid Leave When an Employee Can Work
The employee asked his manager about less physically demanding jobs. The manager offered to contact the risk department, then could not remember whether he ever did. TL;DR: The Fourth Circuit…
San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog
Your Doctor’s Restrictions Don’t Automatically Justify Termination
By Arkady Itkin
Employees returning to work after an injury sometimes encounter an unexpected problem: their employer decides that a medical restriction means they can no longer perform their job. But a medical…