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Reasonable Accommodation
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Employment & Labor
New Guidance From The EEOC Requires Employers To Provide Reasonable Accommodations Under The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
By Paul Kehoe Today, without the fanfare of a public meeting, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published Guidance on its website addressing the treatment of pregnancy under Title VII.…
Café con Labor
¿Es poco razonable acomodar el miedo a las horas pico de tráfico?
View English Version Here Imaginémonos que estamos interpretando una obra de teatro. Usted es el Director de Recursos Humanos y Juanita es una empleada en su compañía: Juanita: Me he…
Understanding the ADA
Be careful about taking accommodations that are working away
I know I generally blog on Mondays, but this has been a strange week between client matters and an unusual family schedule. Also, it isn't unusual for those who blog…
Labor & Employment Report
Employers Get to Set the Schedule – Really!
By Fiona W. Ong
Sometimes it feels like employees have so many rights, they get to choose what they will do and when they will do it. This may be true to some extent…
BeLabor the Point
Is it Reasonable to Accommodate the Fear of Rush Hour Traffic?
Ver la versión en español aquí Let’s do a little role-playing. You’re the HR Director and Jane is an employee at your company: Jane: I’ve been feeling anxious and depressed since…
Fair Housing Defense
Here is a Reasonable Accommodation Request Checklist
Reasonable accommodation (or reasonable modification) requests from residents with disabilities can come in many different forms. Here is a handy reasonable accommodation (or reasonable modification) request checklist for leasing office…
California Employment Law
I Didn't Steal the Potato Chips, My Disability Did (Part 2)
Last April, we reported on a case where an employer fired an employee for helping herself to a bag of potato chips without paying. The employee argued that she is diabetic and…
Texas Employment Law Update
Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Important Case on Reasonable Accomodation for Pregnant Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court just concluded its 2013-14 term and is already creating a buzz over the cases it will hear when it convenes again this October. Today, the Court agreed…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Health Care Entities and the ADA: A Two-Part Webinar
Post-Acute Care in Transition: Tackling the Legal/Regulatory Transformation of the Industry Health Care Entities and the ADA: Part 2 – Complex Issues in the Reasonable Accommodation of Patients, Residents &…
Fair Housing Defense
How Long is “Reasonable” to Respond to an Accommodation or Modification Request?
I am involved in a new matter right now involving a reasonable accommodation request. As I have written any number of times, management must evaluate and consider every reasonable accommodation…