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Reasonable Accommodation
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Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
McNees Labor Seminar Wrap-Up: The EEOC Issues Guidance on Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
By Crystal Clark, John U. Baker
Just as the Commonwealth Court seemed to know we would be discussing the work-relatedness of injuries that occur on an employer’s premises, so too did the EEOC anticipate our presentation…
HR Defense
New EEOC Guidance on Leave Imposes Greater Obligations on Employers
Employers must consider providing unpaid leave and giving priority to disabled employees who want to be re-assigned under new guidance from the EEOC last month. In the new EEOC Guidance…
Fair Housing Defense
Does Management Have to Process a Reasonable Accommodation or Reasonable Modification Request Even if the Resident Has Failed to Pay His Rent? Yes.
Here is a fact pattern that is just all too common in our fair housing management world. A resident, for example, stops paying his rent. As we do with all…
Global Workplace Insider
Employees must participate in the accommodation process
It’s never easy to talk about mental illness – particularly not with your employer. However, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently held that even if it’s uncomfortable, an employee…
California Workplace Law Blog
Employee Who Failed to Provide Additional Doctor Notes to Support New Restrictions May Still Survive Summary Judgment
Last week, in Thomsen v. Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, LLC, a federal district court in California held that an employer might have violated its obligations under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Unlike Godot, ADA Leave Guidance Arrives
Since June 2011, when the EEOC suggested it might issue guidance on leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, we have likened the wait to waiting for Godot. See…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Needed To Assist Disabled Son Could Proceed With “Associational Disability Discrimination” Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc., 246 Cal. App. 4th 180 (2016) Luis Castro-Ramirez sued his former employer, Dependable Highway Express, Inc., for "associational disability discrimination," failure to prevent discrimination…
Employer Law Report
EEOC issues new guidance on employer-provided leaves as a reasonable accommodation
By Brian Hall
Earlier this week, the EEOC issued new guidance addressing what it described as common issues it continues to see in discrimination charges filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
EEOC Releases Guidance on Employer-Provided Leave Under ADA
So, back in January, I penned a post titled "Can You Fire an Employee Who Has Exhausted FMLA Leave?" As if to respond, the EEOC yesterday released guidance that basically…
Texas Employment Law Update
EEOC Publishes Resource on Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act
This week the EEOC published a resource document intended to provide guidance on providing disabled employees with leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation. According to the Commission, [It] continues…