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Reasonable Accommodation
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California Workplace Law Blog
Reasonable Accommodation’s Mandate in Employment Statute Does Not Require Employer to Cut Essential Job Functions
By Susan E. Groff, Angela Quiles Nevarez
On January 21, 2015, a California Appeals Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling in Nealy v. City of Santa Monica, 2015 Cal. App. LEXIS 139 (February 13, 2015) granting summary…
Fair Housing Defense
A 32 Pound Boa Constrictor as a Companion Animal? A Review of How to Respond.
I had a different Fair Housing Defense blog entry ready for today, but it will wait until next month. I got a call this morning from a lawyer in Michigan…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Nurse’s Request to Use Cane in Behavioral Health Unit Not a Reasonable Accommodation, Court Rules
A nurse’s request to use a cane while working in a hospital’s behavioral health unit is not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal district court…
Fair Housing Defense
A Great Afternoon Speaking at the 2015 IREM Conference and Expo
I wanted to give a shout out to the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and the IREM 2015 Tri-State Conference and Expo held yesterday and today at the Borgata…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Get Ready! DC’s Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Currently Expected To Take Effect On March 3, 2015
The District of Columbia recently joined twelve other states[1] that have enacted laws requiring employers to accommodate certain limitations associated with pregnancy. The Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the “Act”…
Global Workplace Insider
Pregnancy discrimination: a hot topic for 2015
In the United States, the Federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) has long forbidden an employer with fifteen or more employees from pregnancy-related discrimination. 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq. Similar…
Labor & Employment Report
A New Boss Is Not A Reasonable Accommodation
By Fiona W. Ong
The bad boss is a cliché. There have been many movies about evil supervisors- for example, "Horrible Bosses" and (because one wasn't enough) "Horrible Bosses 2." There are TV shows…
Global Workplace Insider
Accommodating religious preferences of job applicants: EEOC vs. Abercrombie & Fitch goes to the US Supreme Court
By James Hughes
Under Title VII, employers have a duty to reasonably accommodate the religious beliefs of applicants and employees, where it is not an undue hardship to do so. Similar to requirements…
Fair Housing Defense
Some Comments on What is or is Not a Reasonable Accommodation?
I have written in this space before that there is no complete list of just what can be included as a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The…
Labor Days
Recent EEOC Settlements Serve as Reminder to Employees to Offer Reasonable Accommodations for Employee Drug Tests
By Kelley Drye
While drug testing policies are becoming commonplace, employers must remember that they can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if reasonable accommodations are not provided, as a recent decision…