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Barking Up the Wrong Tree? The Legal Risks of Delaying ADA Accommodations and Best Practices to Avoid Liability

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In a decision that may rattle employers nationwide, a federal appeals court recently revived an Army veteran’s ADA suit against her employer for delaying her request to bring a service dog to work, despite eventually granting...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Adverse Employment Action Is Required in ADA Failure-to-Accommodate Claim

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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), “[n]o covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual on the basis of disability in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge...more

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Maryland Court Holds that Employers Must Reassign Employees as a Disability Accommodation

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For a number of years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has taken the position that, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), an employer’s obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation...more

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Reassignment to a Vacant Position Under the ADA: Eleventh Circuit Concludes the Best Candidate Gets the Job - But What About...

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Earlier this month, the United State's Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in EEOC v. St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc., announced that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not, as a reasonable accommodation, require the...more

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