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Reasonable Accommodation
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Municipal Minute
Court Rules on Reasonable Accommodations in Code Enforcement Case
In City of Harvard v. Nevitt, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of the City in a code enforcement case against a resident, rejecting the resident's argument that the…
Employment Discrimination Report
House Passes Bill with Broader Requirements for Accommodating Pregnant Workers
By Jenny Fuller
On September 17, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.…
Employment Law Lookout
Your Accommodation Can’t Be That Bad, You Asked For It….
By Honore N. Hishamunda and Erin Dougherty Foley Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees can sometimes sour on jobs they transfer to and, this in turn, can create practical and legal risk for employers, particularly…
ADA Update
Does the ADA Require More Flexible Employee “Misconduct” Rules?
By Maia Goodell
It is, of course, illegal to discriminate against an employee because they have a disability—to fire someone because the employer learns they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, for example. But…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate
An employee suffers an injury that prevents her from operating a motor vehicle. With no means of transportation to travel to and from her workplace, the employee calls off work,…
Health Law Prof Blog
Disability, Reasonable Accommodation and the Employer’s Obligations: Nano Nagle School V Daly
Desmond Ryan (Trinity College), Mark Bell (Trinity College), Disability, Reasonable Accommodation and the Employer's Obligations: Nano Nagle School V Daly, 83 (5) The Modern L. Rev. 1059 (2020):The duty on…
HR Law Talk
Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Bass, Berry & Sims, Kimberly Veirs
On October 1, Tennessee will join a growing list of states providing additional protections to pregnant employees as the Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Act) takes effect. Covered employers include…
Religion Clause
EEOC Sues Over Health Care Company’s Refusal To Accommodate Modest Dress Beliefs
The EEOC announced that it filed a religious discrimination suit Wednesday in a Texas federal district court against Wellpath, LLC, a provider of health care in correctional facilities. Describing the…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Pandemic Telework Does Not Create Presumptive Right to Telework Post-Pandemic According to EEOC
By: Loren Gesinsky and Samuel I. Rubinstein Seyfarth Synopsis: With telework seeming like the new normal for many, employers and employees have been wondering whether pandemic telework will be seen…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
EEOC: In the Post-COVID-19 Era, Remote Work Not Automatically a Reasonable Accommodation
On September 8, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance stating that businesses will not be required to automatically allow remote work as a reasonable accommodation under the…