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Reasonable Accommodation
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Workforce Bulletin
NYC Council Passes Bills Establishing Procedures on Flexible Work Schedules and Reasonable Accommodation Requests
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Our colleague Laura A. Stutz at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Health Employment and Labor blog that will be of interest to our readers in the retail industry:…
Employment & Labor
New York City Council Passes Bills Establishing Procedures on Flexible Work Schedules and Reasonable Accommodation Requests
The New York City Council recently passed two bills affecting New York City employers and their employees. The first bill, Int. No. 1399, passed by the Council on December 6,…
Fair Housing Defense
Questions Management Cannot Ask When A Resident Seeks A Reasonable Accommodation or Reasonable Modification
As apartment management company employees review and evaluate reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requests, there are many times in which the leasing office believes it needs supplemental information in order…
Fair Housing Defense
Just Who is Considered “Disabled” Under the Fair Housing Act?
Although it comes up most frequently when I review emotional support animal reasonable accommodation requests under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the issue of just who is “disabled” is one…
The EPL Advisor
Seventh Circuit: Multi-Month Leave of Absence Not a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA
Determining how long an employer must hold a position for an absent worker is a question that vexes Human resources Directors and Operations management. The Seventh Circuit recently ruled, in…
SimplyHR
Seventh Circuit ruling on additional leave offers important employer guidance
A recent Seventh Circuit case held that additional leave beyond what is otherwise required by leave entitlement laws is not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Plaintiff Who Could Get to Work On Time By Waking Up An Hour Earlier Was Not Entitled An Accommodation Allowing Her to Be Late.
Years ago, I had a legal assistant who was unable to get to work on time. I finally told her that she had to be in at 8:30 as that…
Understanding the ADA
ADA and Reasonable Accommodations: The HR (Title I) Version
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300"] Happy Halloween![/caption] A few weeks back, I attended a chat seminar put on by the Society for Human Resources Management on reasonable accommodations and the ADA.…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Seventh Circuit Rejects Extended Leave as Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA
By Kurt A. Powell, Benjamin I. Han
Employers in the retail sector are constantly faced with the balancing act of relying on their workforce to operate a profitable business while also managing employees who are unable to…
FMLA Insights
At last! Not One, But TWO Court Decisions That Scale Back an Employee’s Right to Take Additional Leave After FMLA is Exhausted
By Jeff Nowak
There may not be an issue that strikes more fear in the land of HR than how to deal with an employee who cannot return to work after FMLA leave expires.…