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Reasonable Accommodation
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Labor Law Prof Blog
You’re Not Always In Good Hands With Allstate
BNA's Daily Labor Report (subscription required) has an article on a Seventh Circuit decision that--at least to my non-expert ear--sounds a bit odd. The key issue in Mobley v. Allstate…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Ninth Circuit Holding Reminds Employers To Think Carefully Before Denying Requested Accommodations
The Ninth Circuit's holding in Gribben v. United Parcel Service illustrates the principle that employing an overly technical analysis to determine an employer’s obligations to its employees under the Americans…
World of Employment
Oregon Court of Appeals: Keep Accommodating Medical Marijuana (For Now….)
In Emerald v. Bureau of Labor, The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a Bureau of Labor and Industries determination that an employer must reasonably accommodate an employee's off-duty medical marijuana…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
The Employer Strikes Back: Supreme Court Asked To Reconsider Curry v. Allan S. Goodman Decision
Last month, I addressed the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision in Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, which expanded state disability laws to match (or in some cases, exceed) the scope of…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
CHRO Ruling Holds that Learning and Mental Disabilities (Attention Deficit Disorder) Must be Accommodated on Promotion Test
A few weeks ago, I pondered the impact that the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision in Curry v. Allan S. Goodman would have on cases involving learning and mental disabilities. Turns…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Curry v. Allan S. Goodman Part V – Do Employers Now Need to Accommodate Mental Disorders and Learning Disabilities?
Reading the Connecticut Supreme Court case of Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc. decided last week, I'm struck by how many questions the decision seems to raise -- and how many…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Curry v. Allan S. Goodman Part IV – Does an Employer Have a Duty to Accommodate an Employee EVEN AFTER Firing?
Like the television show, Lost, reading the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision in Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc. will leave readers with more questions than answers at the end of the…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc. Part III – Duty to Engage in “Interactive Process” Found in Connecticut Law
In prior posts here and here, I've discussed an important new Connecticut Supreme Court case released this week, Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc. and the effect it has on providing…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc. – Part II; Reviewing the Court’s Logic
Yesterday, I provided some highlights about the important case of Curry v. Allan S. Goodman, Inc. (can we all just agree to call it Curry v. Goodman?) The case is…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Connecticut Supreme Court Rules that Employers Have Implicit Duty to Accommodate Under State Law – Part I
In a case that automatically vaults to the top of important disability discrimination cases in Connecticut, the Connecticut Supreme Court today held, in an issue of first impression, that employers…