Topic
workplace accommodations
166 published works
World of Employment
Oregon Supreme Court: Employers Are Not Required to Accommodate Medical Marijuana
Yesterday the Oregon Supreme Court conclusively ruled that employers are not required to accommodate the use of medical marijuana in the workplace, ending years of doubt and confusion on this…
Labor Law Prof Blog
EEOC Fact Sheet on Religion and Title VII
The EEOC has adopted a new compliance manual for claims involving religious discrimination and accommodation under Title VII.Some of the highlights from the BNA Daily Labor Report (subscription required) explaining…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Third-Party and Attitudinal Benefits of ADA Accommodation
Elizabeth Emens (Columbia) has just posted on SSRN her article Integrating Accommodation (U. Pa. L. Rev.). Here's the abstract: Courts and agencies interpreting theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) generally assume…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Nursing Mothers Gain Job Protection in New York
Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York has signed into law legislation which requires that mothers be given the opportunity to express milk or nurse their children up to three years…
Lancaster Law Blog
Perfume Sensitivity: ADA Claim or Office Nonsense?
Most HR professionals abhor their role as "fashion police" and arbiter of seemingly childish workplace skirmishes over perceived wardrobe malfunctions, odoriferous perfumes/colognes and other personal hygiene gaffs. However, ignoring these matters…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Mississippi Law Journal Symposium on the ADA
Volume 75, Number 4 (Spring 2006)ArticlesMichael E. Waterstone (top left), Foreword: The Americans with Disabilities Act at 15–Past, Present, & Future, p. i.Helen A. Schartz, Kevin M. Schartz, D.J. Hendricks…