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Reasonable Accommodation
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New York City Law Blog
When refusal of reasonable accommodation becomes discrimination
Your individual circumstances might make it more difficult for you to carry out your work duties like your coworkers do. These circumstances might be a disability or a medical condition,…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Five Common Pitfalls in the Reasonable Accommodation Process
This article was originally published in February 2014. The information has been reviewed and is up-to-date as of August 2021. Under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California…
HeplerBroom Blog
Employers, Consider These Legal Issues Before Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations
The spread of the Delta variant in the United States is creating another spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths. This in turn has caused an increased push to get people…
All Things HR
Verdict Requiring Employer to Accommodate Employee’s Request for Service Dog Leaves Employers Scratching Their Ears…I Mean Heads
By Sara Jodka
It all began when the Union Pacific Railroad told employee Perry Hopman, a combat veteran, on two separate occasions that he could not allow his service dog – a 125-pound…
California Employment Law Report
Checklist For Developing a Mandatory Vaccination Policy in California
This week many employers made the decision to mandate vaccination policies for their employees. Disney, Uber, Microsoft, and Walmart are some of the larger employers in the news this week…
Expert Institute Insights
Jury Decides Walmart Must Pay Over $125 Million in Disability Discrimination Case
An eight-member Wisconsin jury recently decided Walmart should pay $125,150,000 in damages after finding company liable for three counts of disability discrimination. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
An adverse jury verdict is just a number on a piece of paper
Late last week, a federal jury tagged WalMart with a verdict totaling more than $125 million in a disability discrimination lawsuit the EEOC brought on behalf of an employee with…
Labor & Employment Insights
Something to Talk About: Fifth Circuit Reminds Us to Engage in the Interactive Process
By Sarahanne Y. Vaughan, Anne R. Yuengert
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reiterated the importance of engaging in the interactive process with employees seeking disability accommodations. This case serves as a…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Make Room on Your Bulletin Board for Virginia’s Notice on Reasonable Accommodations for Disability
By Alyson J. Guyan, Teresa Burke Wright
The Virginia Office of Civil Rights has issued its new poster for employers regarding reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Starting July 1, 2021, covered Virginia employers must post this poster in…
Religion Clause
EEOC Sues Over Employer’s Failure To Accommodate Religious Objection To Finger Printing
The EEOC announced last week that it has filed suit in a Minnesota federal district court against AscensionPoint Recovery Services alleging religious discrimination:APRS had requested that its employees be finger-printed as…