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Reasonable Accommodation
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California Workplace Law Blog
Ask a Litigator: What Should Employers Know About the Interactive Process?
By Dale R. Kuykendall, Sierra Vierra
As an employer in California, you probably know that the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) requires employers with five or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Alabama Worker’s ADA Suit Runs Out of Air: Federal Court Dismisses Failure to Accommodate and Retaliation Claims
By Stacy M. Bunck, Jill L. Schubert
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently granted summary judgment to United States Steel Corporation, finding that the company did not deny Raymond Carr III, a…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Constitution of the United States (Dissertation)
Derek Warden, The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Constitution of the United States (Dissertation), SSRN:This dissertation seeks to answer whether the Constitution of the United States prohibits government entities…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
EEOC Issues Revised Religious Discrimination Manual
By Anne Hall
On January 15, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance to its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination, the first significant update since 2008. In the updated manual,…
Understanding the ADA
Four ADA Employment Cases You Might Want to Know About
Today’s blog entry takes a page from Richard Hunt and how he often blogs in his accessibility defense blog. That is, I’m going to briefly summarize a few cases all…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Updated Guidance from California’s DFEH at the One Year Mark of the Pandemic
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the agency charged with administering California’s employment discrimination statute and regulations, has updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers. The updates cover many…
Health Law Prof Blog
Bargaining for Integration
Shirley Lin (New York University), Bargaining for Integration, 96 N.Y.U. L. Rev (Forthcoming, 2021):The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) accommodations mandate requires employers to restructure exclusionary environments to enable their…
Employment Law Letter
Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccines and Accommodations: Employer Questions Answered
By Daniel Schwartz, Keegan Drenosky, Sheridan L. King
With Governor Lamont changing the COVID-19 vaccination plans to an age-based rollout, employer questions surrounding reasonable accommodations remain. Join Shipman employment lawyers Keegan Drenosky, Sheridan King and Daniel Schwartz for…
Health Law Prof Blog
Disability Without Documentation
Katherine Macfarlane (University of Idaho), Disability Without Documentation, SSRN:Disability exists regardless of whether a doctor has confirmed its existence. Yet in the American workplace, employees are not disabled, or entitled…
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Yes, You Probably Can Be Fired For Refusing a COVID Vaccine
Many employers are mandating that employees get COVID vaccines, for good reason. COVID is a deadly disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and shut down many businesses.…