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Reasonable Accommodation
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Are Reasonable Accommodations Offered During Mediation Admissible? Court Says Yes
Engaging in the interactive process is an important -- and sometimes overlooked -- part of an employer's response to a request for a reasonable accommodation under state and federal law.…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Walmart Sued For Disability Discrimination by EEOC
By Casey Liu
Once again, Walmart has found itself as a target of discrimination claims. On August 8th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the retail giant for disability discrimation in one of…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Excluding Pregnant Workers from Light Duty Did Not Violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 7th Circuit Holds
By Ryan M. Bates, JeeHyun Yoon
On August 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment to Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (Walmart), who was accused by the Equal Employment Opportunity…
Religion Clause
Postal Worker Seeks Supreme Court Modification Of Title VII Precedents On Reasonable Accommodation
A petition for certiorari (full text) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy. In the case, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1…
Understanding the ADA
Upon Further Review, the HUD Circular Just Might Survive Kisor as well as EPA v. West Virginia and be Given Judicial Deference
Yesterday was the 32nd anniversary of the ADA. People with disabilities and disability rights have certainly come a long way, but there is certainly much more to go. Today’s…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
In Policy Pivot, EEOC Revises Pandemic Guidance To Move Away From A “Direct Threat” Analysis and Focus on “Business Necessity” As Employers Return Employees To The Workplace
By Samantha L. Brooks, Karla Grossenbacher, and A. Scott Hecker Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated guidance for employers on the interplay of workplace bias laws and COVID-19…
Understanding the ADA
Preventive Law Demands Accommodating the Disability and not the Essential Functions of the Job
An emerging issue is whether when it comes to accommodating a person with a disability in an employment situation, are you accommodating the disability or are you accommodating the essential…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
A Q&A on service animals at work
The EEOC has sued Hobby Lobby, accusing the arts-and-crafts retailer of refusing to reasonably accommodate a cashier by declining her the use a service dog and ultimately firing her. The…
Understanding the ADA
Unreasonable Delay in Granting a Reasonable Accommodation Request is Actionable
What if an entity slow walks the reasonable accommodation process with the hope that the person with the disability will, for example, graduate, age out of the program, simply go…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Excusing False Positive Drug Test Caused by CBD Use May Be a Reasonable Accommodation, Says U.S. District Court in Louisiana
By By: Andrew P. Burnside, Claire R. Pitre
A federal district court in Louisiana, in Huber v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., recently denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment in an Americans with Disabilities…