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Reasonable Accommodation
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Alabama Employment Law Report
1.2 Million More Reasons Not To Be Foolish At Work And More Horror Stories
Race and Gender Discrimination. WSBTV in Atlanta reported on an award of $1.18 million against Fulton County as the result of discrimination based on race and gender. Doug Carl worked…
Employment Law Matters
8th Circuit upholds jury’s decision that if employee is prohibited by his doctor from engaging in the essential functions of his job, no accommodation is necessary.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that jury was justified in finding that an employer is not required to engage in an onsite evaluation to interactively create…
Employment Discrimination Report
Should You Tell A Religious Employee “God Will Excuse You From Working on Sundays Because You Work In Healthcare”?
Some managers are clueless. One would think that employers, even those not particularly savvy about employment discrimination, would somehow know not to discriminate on the basis of religious beliefs. …
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Common Sense and the ADA
From time to time, I ruminate about the relationship between common sense and the ADA. It might be when cogitating about whether showing up for work is an essential function…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Arriving to Work on Time Might Not be An Essential Job Function under ADA
Arriving to work on time might not be an essential function if the late employee would still be able to complete his work in a timely manner, according to the…
Employment Law Matters
“Reasonable accommodation” may include adjustments to work schedule, even beyond an agreed-upon flex-time schedule.
Employers are aware of the fact that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires them to engage in an interactive process in order to determine whether a disabled individual can…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
What To Expect When Your Employees Are Expecting: The New Pregnancy Disability Regulations (Part Two)
By Chelsea D. Spuck, Colleen Regan, Chantelle C. Egan
Continuing in this series on new California regs, this post calls out three additional areas where the pregnancy disability regulations have changed as of January 1, 2013. Last time, we talked…
Employment Law Watch
California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations Add to Employer Obligations
Newly-amended state regulations effective December 30, 2012 have expanded the definition of “disabled by pregnancy.” The amended regulations now also expressly provide that a woman is “disabled by pregnancy” if she…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on Accommodation Claim
When a person with a disability requests an accommodation, the employer must engage in an "interactive process" to arrive at a workable accommodation. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires the…
California Workplace Law Blog
Support Dogs and Other Animals in the Workplace
California employers should be prepared to welcome support dogs and other animals into the workplace as a reasonable accommodation for disabled workers requiring support under new disability regulations issued by…