Topic
Interactive Process
73 published works
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
How Telecommuting During the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts the Disability Interactive Process
As more businesses start to reopen, the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term effects on the work environment beyond temperature checks and social distancing protocols. One impact is that it may…
World of Employment
Navigating ADA Issues in the Time of COVID-19: Four Situations Employers Should Be Prepared For
By Caroline Sundbaum, Amy Joseph Pedersen
We have been counseling employers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and have encountered several common scenarios. Many of the most frequently asked questions are addressed in our Employer FAQs. This post provides…
Understanding the ADA
Failure to Accommodate, Direct Evidence, and the Interactive Process
Today’s blog entry comes from a connection to mine on LinkedIn, Janette Levey Frisch, an employment lawyer in the New York City area (East Brunswick, New Jersey), blogging at EmpLaWyerologist,…
Understanding the ADA
Interactive Process and Essential Functions of the Job
Today’s case is a twofer. That is, we are going to talk about two different cases, both dealing with the interactive process and essential functions of the job. The first…
Employment Law Business Guide
MCAD Awards Former Employee $420,000 in Damages for Employer’s Failure to Engage in Interactive Process
One of the hallmarks of the Americans with Disabilities Act is that employers are required to have a dialogue—known as the “interactive process”—with an employee who requests or appears to…
Understanding the ADA
Interactive Process Framework
I recently had the privilege of presenting at the Georgia ADA Coordinators conference held at the Georgia aquarium. In the room that I presented in, it ran right up against…
HR Law Talk
What Are the Employer’s Obligations When Engaging in the ADA Interactive Process?
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of a disability and requires employers engage in an interactive process and provide reasonable accommodations.…
Employment & Labor
Ninth Circuit Clarifies the Interactive Process Does Not Apply to Public Accommodations under Title III
By: Nicholas E. Ma The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently confirmed in Tauscher v. Phoenix Board of Realtors, Inc. that while employers must engage in…
California Employment Law
Getting Down & Dirty with the Interactive Process (#CAHR19)
By Nancy Yaffe
If you plan to attend the California HR Conference on August 25-29th in Long Beach, I hope you will come hear me speak. My topic is the ever entertaining Getting Down…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
A textbook lesson the ADA’s interactive process
Does an employer have an obligation to return an employee to work following an extended unpaid leave of absence granted as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA?You might be inclined…