Topic
Disability
778 published works
The Employer Report
Navigating Leave Laws, the ADA, and Mental Health in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know (Video Chat)
By Nicholas Corsano, Janice Lin, Hailey Perkins
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a timely reminder for employers to take a fresh, thoughtful look at how workplace policies and practices support employees’ mental health. This includes ensuring compliance…
SC Employers’ Blog
ADA Essentials: What Employers Need to Know About the Interactive Process
What the ADA Interactive Process Actually Requires The interactive process is a collaborative, good-faith dialogue between an employer and an employee or applicant with a disability, aimed at identifying effective,…
Healthcare Law Insights
HHS Issues New Guidelines on Section 504 Regulations, Extending Digital Accessibility Deadlines
By Barbara Grandjean, Elizabeth Samples, Samantha Bowie, Anokhy Desai
A Final Rule updating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 recently published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new mandates stipulating that every facility,…
Legal History Blog
Disabilities and Women in Ancient Rome
By Dan Ernst
The workshop Disabilities and Women in Ancient Rome: Legal, Social and Cultural Perspectives will be held at the University of Helsinki Main Building, Room U3039 (3rd floor). It will begin…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Social Security Said He Can’t Work. His Lawsuit Said He Could. Guess Which One the Court Believed.
An employee told Social Security it was “impossible” for him to work, then filed an ADA lawsuit claiming he could perform his job with accommodations. The court tossed it on…
The Korean Law Blog
Korean Constitutional Court Upholds Use of Video Testimony for Disabled Sexual Assault Victims: Korea’s Confrontation Clause Jurisprudence
By Sean Hayes
The Constitutional Court of Korea upheld the constitutionality of a controversial evidentiary provision permitting the use of pre-recorded video statements of certain sexual assault victims. In a split 4–5 decision…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Driving Home the Point – Accommodating Employee Commutes
By Abby Warren, Christopher Costain
While employers are typically aware of their obligations to engage in the interactive process in response to reasonable accommodation requests due to disability under federal and state law, employers may…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Western District of Michigan Holds Insured Disabled from Own Occupation Due to Intractable Headaches but Not from Any Gainful Occupation
In Tobin v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 1:24-CV-1012, 2026 WL 508810 (W.D. Mich. Feb. 13, 2026), the Western District of Michigan, applying de novo review, held that…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Remote Work Accommodation Requests: What Private Employers Can Learn from the EEOC’s FAQs
By Katharine C. Weber, Joseph J. Lynett
The EEOC recently published an FAQ-style technical assistance document addressing telework accommodations for federal employees with disabilities. Read more about what lessons this offers to private sector employers: EEOC’s Recent…
Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
SGA for 2026 is $1,690
By Gordon Gates
Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) is the amount of money that one can earn monthly and still qualify for Social Security disability benefits. The amount is adjusted each year for cost…