Incredibly, COVID-19 has now impacted a third school year. Working parents were previously able to rely on the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to take leave in the event of school closures and/or...more
8/23/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Learning ,
School Closures ,
Wage and Hour
There is no exhaustive list of potentially reasonable accommodations. Whether an accommodation is reasonable will depend on the unique circumstances of each instance, including the particular employee’s limitations and...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the safety of the...more
7/27/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Best Practices ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Duty to Accommodate ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Interactive Process ,
Notice Requirements ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Standard of Proof ,
Undue Hardship
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) limits an employer’s ability to make disability-related inquiries or subject individuals to medical exams. No such inquiries or exams may be made until an offer of employment is made....more
Employers may require fitness-for-duty certifications in a variety of circumstances, including employees returning from leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and determining the existence of disabilities or the...more
Oklahoma consistently ranks at or near the top of all states when it comes to prescription drug abuse. The prescription rate for opioids (i.e., painkillers) in Oklahoma is among the highest in the nation, and the state also...more