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Reasonable Accommodation
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Understanding the ADA
When It Comes To Handling Reasonable Accommodation Requests, Preventive Law Is the Whole Ballgame
As you are aware, I missed a blog entry last week. I do have an explanation. At the beginning of the week, I was faced with a deadline for getting…
California Employment Law
ADA/FEHA Reasonable Accommodation Issues – Come Hear Me Speak
By Nancy Yaffe
Reasonable accommodation issues are tough. Employees often want a lot of things that are not justified by a doctor’s note, and appropriately documenting the interactive process can be an uphill…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Three Common Pitfalls in the Reasonable Accommodation Process
The Reasonable Accommodation Process continues to be an important issue for public sector employers. Under the ADA and FEHA, the employer has the duty to identify and implement a reasonable…
The EPL Advisor
Poor Performing Employee Cannot Shift Interactive Process Obligation under the ADA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment finding that an employer did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by discharging…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Fifth Circuit Flips Grant Of Summary Judgment Against EEOC in ADA Case
By Alex W. Karasik, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: In an ADA action regarding disability discrimination, the Fifth Circuit reversed a District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of…
Employment & Labor
Fifth Circuit Flips Grant Of Summary Judgment Against EEOC in ADA Case
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an ADA action regarding disability discrimination, the Fifth Circuit reversed a District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer and against the EEOC, noting…
Employment & Labor
Gambling With The EEOC
Seyfarth Synopsis: A seemingly innocuous case filed by the EEOC on behalf of a single charging party against a casino operator highlights some of the risks of betting at the…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Detroit Casino Sued for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act
By Jason Shinn
Detroit's Greektown casino was sued on October 3, 2016, by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a reasonable…
Labor & Employment Insights
When to Say When? Fifth Circuit Rules on When an Accommodation Isn’t Working
In a published opinion, the Fifth Circuit has held that an employee’s poor performance in a light-duty position can relieve the employer from any further obligation to find a reasonable…
Understanding the ADA
Just When Does The Statute of Limitations Begin to Run in a Failure to Accommodate Claim and Other Issues
As everyone knows, my blog entries usually go up on Monday of a given week. Obviously, I missed last week. Last week my daughter was on break and my wife…