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“If we do it for you, we’ll have to do it for everybody”: 4 worst practices for employers

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/18/2025

Accommodate, accommodate, accommodate! I started practicing law two years before Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and four years before it took effect (1992 for larger employers, 1994 for smaller...more

‘Pistol’ Shoots Blanks in Appeals Court Decision on Workplace Service Animal Accommodation

Adams & Reese on 2/6/2024

...What are employer obligations when an employee asks to bring a service animal into the workplace? This is a question faced more and more by employers, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently offered guidance,...more

Appellate Court Addresses How Much Information Employee Must Submit to Support an Accommodation Request

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/15/2022

One of the many difficult issues employers face under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is determining what information a disabled employee must provide to an employer to trigger the employer’s duty to accommodate a...more

Court Upholds Termination Of Employee Who Used Prescription Medication That Was Prescribed 5 Years Earlier

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/24/2021

A federal court in Indiana dismissed the disability discrimination and retaliation claims of a DOT-regulated driver who failed a random drug test due to prescription opioid use, holding that he did not sufficiently adhere to...more

California Court Upholds Employer’s Refusal To Hire Applicant Who Failed Pre-Employment Drug Test Due To Medical Marijuana Use

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/6/2021

A federal court in California dismissed the disability discrimination claims of a job applicant who failed a pre-employment drug test due to medical marijuana use, holding that he did not sufficiently prove that he was...more

Documentation › Disability Discrimination › Corporate Counsel

“If we do it for you, we’ll have to do it for everybody”: 4 worst practices for employers

‘Pistol’ Shoots Blanks in Appeals Court Decision on Workplace Service Animal Accommodation

Appellate Court Addresses How Much Information Employee Must Submit to Support an Accommodation Request

Court Upholds Termination Of Employee Who Used Prescription Medication That Was Prescribed 5 Years Earlier

California Court Upholds Employer’s Refusal To Hire Applicant Who Failed Pre-Employment Drug Test Due To Medical Marijuana Use

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