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Reasonable Accommodation
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Michigan Employment Law Advisor
“Reasonable Accommodations” and “Undue Hardship” Defenses – It Comes Down to Money
By Jason Shinn
A recent case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act offers employers an opportunity to consider two frequent issues under this statute: What is a reasonable accommodation and what must an…
Labor Days
EEOC Issues Guidance Directed Specifically to HIV Positive Employees and Their Physicians
On December 1, 2015, in conjunction with World AIDS Day, the EEOC issued two documents addressing the legal rights available to employees with HIV/AIDS under the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Fair Housing Defense
So, Just Who Can Verify A Reasonable Accommodation Request?
When dealing with a reasonable accommodation request for a service or companion animal, it is axiomatic that housing providers may ask individuals with disabilities that are not readily apparent to…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Key to Successfully Assessing ADA Accommodations Starts with Individualized Inquiry
By Jason Shinn
An area under the Americans with Disabilities Act that can be problematic for employers and employees alike concerns conducting the individualized inquiry that is required to determine if an employee's…
Employment Law Matters
The OFCCP’s “pocket card” may unintentionally light a litigation fuse.
Government contractors and subcontractors have one more thing of which to be aware when it comes to accommodating disabled individuals. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), part of…
Understanding the ADA
Academic Deference and Burden of Proof in Reasonable Accommodation Matters
One of the blogs in my blog roll is Wait a Second, which discusses civil rights cases in the Second Circuit. Recently, Wait a Second blogged on this case, which…
Minnesota Employer
If An Employee Works For Two Years After Retracting a Request for Accommodation, Can The Employee Win on a Failure to Accommodate Claim?
No – the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a failure-to-accommodate claim brought by an employee who worked without accommodation for two years after he requested and then retracted…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Trucking Company to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC ADA Accommodation Suit
By Ken Shigley
A recently settled lawsuit brought by the EEOC against an Arizona trucking company highlights the importance for companies to always consider unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation and to ensure…
California Workplace Law Blog
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid During the Reasonable Accommodation Process
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) both require employers to make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, provided that the accommodations…
The Labor Dish
When Is Enough Leave. . .Enough?
By DLA Piper
Disability discrimination cases seem to be the flavor of the day. Given the flood of disability discrimination cases, how can employers know how much leave is reasonable? And when can…