Reasonable accommodation issues are tough. Employees often want a lot of things that are not justified by a doctor’s note, and appropriately documenting the interactive process can be an uphill
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Happy 25th Birthday Americans With Disabilities Act. Now Go Find a Job.
July 26, 2015 will mark 25 years since George H.W. Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act. Has the ADA behaved like many 25 year olds by moving to Brooklyn
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Recent Case Shows Lengths CA Employers Must Go to Accommodate Disabled Employees
One of our ongoing themes has been the extent of an employer’s obligation to accommodate disabled employees. A
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Employees Who Attribute Bad Behavior to a Disability – Supreme Court Asked to Clarify Issue
Just last week I was complaining about the lack of guidance for employers dealing with employees who blame their bad behavior on a disability. Now a fired financial adviser is
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Employees Who Attribute Bad Behavior to a Disability – 9th Circuit Adds to Confusion
LSAT and DFEH Settle Reasonable Accommodation Dispute
The Law School Admission Council – a nonprofit that administers the Law School Aptitude Test or LSAT – has settled a dispute with the Department of Justice and California’s Department
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What Every Employee Who Receives Employment Inquiries Needs to Know About the Americans With Disabilities Act
I’ve written plenty about the complexities of the interactive process and accommodating disabled workers (such as here and here and here and here). Not all your employees need to
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The Interactive Process and Reasonable Accommodation of Disabled Workers
I’ve said before that one of the most daunting challenges facing employers today is understanding the extent of their obligation to accommodate disabled workers. The difficulty stems from the breadth
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Indefinite Leave Me Alone (Part 2)
Our colleague Richard Cohen at the Employment Discrimination Report posted this item about indefinite leave being a reasonable accommodation under the NYC Human Rights Law. It’s not under California or
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What If the Accommodations You Provide Are Perceived as Favoritism?
Here’s the dilemma. An employee seeks accommodation for a disability. It could be a special chair, time off when an impairment flairs up, bringing a service animal to work
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