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Reasonable Accommodation
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Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Employer’s Good Deed Goes Unpunished—Reliable Attendance Is Essential Function Despite Prior Accommodation of Employee’s Absences
While it’s true that acts of generosity sometimes backfire on those who offer them, the Court’s ruling in Higgins v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., No. 18-1902 (8th Cir. July 24,…
Workforce Bulletin
New Jersey Supreme Court Grants Review for Reasonable Accommodations of Medical Marijuana
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Our colleagues Maxine Neuhauser, Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Dadika, & Anastasia A. Regne, at Epstein Becker Green have recently published a post on the Health Employment and Labor blog that will be of interest to our readers in…
Lancaster Law Blog
Associations are Only Required to Make Reasonable Accommodations, Not All Accommodations
This is a post about reasonable accommodations that does not involve an emotional support animal. I cannot remember the last time I did not write about dogs. Recently, the Pennsylvania…
CEB Blog
How to Deal with a Hoarding Tenant
Hoarding in a rental unit can cause significant health and safety issues, such as pest infestations, mold problems, and increased fire risk. And these issues can go beyond the tenant’s…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
A handy FAQ for service animals in the workplace
A local Subway recently earned itself some bad publicity when an employee denied access to a customer with a service dog.[embedded content] While this story involved a customer, and not…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
A handy FAQ for service animals in the workplace
A local Subway recently earned itself some bad publicity when an employee denied access to a customer with a service dog.[embedded content] While this story involved a customer, and not…
Employment Law Lookout
Close Call: American Airlines Wins ADA Case by One Vote, but the Warning Signals for Employers are Loud and Clear
By David J. Rowland and Danielle R. Rabie Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 2-1 decision in Bilinsky v American Airlines, Inc., 2019 WL 2610944 (7th Cir. June 26, 2019), the Seventh…
Wyatt Employment Law Report
Two Notice Requirements under the Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act Take Effect this Week
By WyattLLP
By Courtney Samford As we recently reported, the Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act (the “Act”) takes effect on June 27, 2019. The Act, which applies to Kentucky employers with more than…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
One more time: you must seek a reasonable accommodation for employees who have disabilities or who are pregnant
A couple of useful takeaways from this latest settlement of a “low hanging fruit” EEOC lawsuit. The EEOC announced that a large health network which owned and operated three Arizona…
Paid Sick Leave @ Work
ADA Inflexible Leave Case Settled
By Mike Soltis
Lawsuits involving inflexible leave policies always get my attention. I have been speaking and writing about such policies for decades. Last year, the EEOC sued Pilgrim’s Pride, alleging that it…