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Garrigues | Labor & Employment Blog
Cognitive accessibility in employment: changes that companies must implement before January 2027
By Garrigues
The regulations that will come into force on January 2, 2027 develop the basic conditions of cognitive accessibility by establishing specific minimum obligations. In this post, we explain those related…
Littler Publications, Press, and Events
How to Field Accommodation Requests for Social Anxiety Disorder
How to Field Accommodation Requests for Social Anxiety Disorder Rocio Blanco Garcia discusses social anxiety disorder and provides examples of reasonable accommodations for employees who suffer from it. SHRMView (Subscription required)…
Employee Rights Blog
Can You Work Part-Time While on Long-Term Disability in Ontario?
By Leo
Yes, in some cases. Working part-time does not automatically end long-term disability (LTD) benefits in Ontario. The result depends on the wording of the policy, the medical evidence, the work…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Responding to Employee Mental Health Crises in the Workplace
Mental health crises are sensitive, and employees experiencing them should be treated with empathy and care. They also present employers with the challenge of coordinating workplace safety, disability and leave…
Understanding the ADA
Title II as a Viable Approach in Addition to the Eighth Amendment and Other Great Stuff
For those into baseball, the last week of the season is going to be pretty wild with several wildcard teams trying to figure out positioning and some even trying to…
P.I.S.S.D.
The Best Assistive Technology Gives People More Choices, Not More Supervision
By Bob Kraft
What if the tools designed to help people with disabilities actually limited their independence instead of expanding it? This paradox sits at the heart of many modern assistive technology implementations.…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
WHEN SERVICE ENDS BUT THE BATTLE FOR DISABILITY PENSION CONTINUES
INTRODUCTION In Union of India & Ors. v. Col. NC Isaac (Retd.), 2026 INSC 993, (decided on 15 September 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha…
Employee Rights Blog
Long-Term Disability Surveillance in Ontario: What Insurance Companies May Be Watching
By Leo
Long-term disability insurers sometimes use surveillance when assessing whether a claimant’s reported restrictions are consistent with their observed activities. Surveillance may include video recorded in public, investigative reports and review of publicly…
P.I.S.S.D.
5 Important Legal Facts Physicians Need To Know About Insurance
By Bob Kraft
Physicians spend years developing clinical expertise and building professional reputations, but the legal and financial dimensions of medical practice receive far less systematic attention in most medical training programs than…
Accessibility Defense
ADA website litigation – latest statistics and my opinion. . .
By Richard Hunt
Seyfarth Shaw’s Title III ADA blog has published mid-year statistics for ADA website filings, which you can find at Seyfarth Shaw Blog. The headline is that filings are up, but…