(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
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In this session of the Employment Law Coffee Break, Tracy Thomas Boland and Bob Young will offer a refresher on accommodations under the ADA. They will answer your questions including: - What are accommodations exactly...more
The Fourth Circuit recently reminded employees of their shared obligation to participate in the interactive process with their employer when requesting a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act...more
In a cautionary “tail” about the importance of engaging in the interactive process, when a Maryland automobile dealership allegedly denied an Iraq War veteran’s request for a service dog to manage panic attacks from...more
Welcome to this edition of FP Snapshot for Manufacturers, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the manufacturing sector. This...more
A Maryland car dealership has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit centered on an employee’s use of an emotional support animal. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals tackled the question of when an employer is obligated to provide leave as a disability accommodation when the leave request is for an indefinite length of time. In...more
When an employee requests extended medical leave, employers often wonder how long they must wait before it is no longer “reasonable.” The Fourth Circuit recently addressed this in Coffman v. Nexstar Media, offering clarity on...more
Many different federal and state laws require employers to provide “reasonable” accommodations. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and Title VII of the...more
Granting a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not render that accommodation sacrosanct. A case recently decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit illustrates two...more
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer should grant accommodations to an employee with a disability, so long as the accommodation is reasonable and does not impose an undue hardship upon the employer’s...more
While employers must consider accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, they do not need to guess about an employee’s condition or need for accommodation, according to a recent court ruling....more
In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it was suing a Maryland-based employer for allegedly violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by refusing to allow an employee to...more
When a disabled employee requests an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this triggers an interactive process whereby both parties share information and work to determine if a reasonable and effective...more
In a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals highlighted the requirement that employees requesting an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) must engage in the interactive process with...more
A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit offers insights on several interesting aspects of claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including the impact of an extended delay in the...more
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
When an employee requests an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this sets into motion an interactive process intended to determine whether the requested accommodation is both reasonable and effective....more
Understanding the employer's obligations when responding to an employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including when and how best to engage in the "interactive process"...more
A recent press release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announcing a $250,000 settlement and consent-decree resolution of a disability discrimination lawsuit may serve to remind employers of the...more
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a timely reminder for employers to reflect on how mental health intersects with workplace obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Many employers across the country...more
With many employers contemplating return-to-work directives and many employees seeking and/or needing an accommodation to continue remote work arrangements, employers must be mindful of their obligations under the Americans...more
Most human resource professionals can attest to meeting with employees who state that they are struggling with anxiety issues that affect their work performance. ...more
A school district in Texas recently prevailed in a failure-to-hire lawsuit when the court ruled that a legally blind applicant for a teaching position could not demonstrate that she’d have been able to manage student...more
On August 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on an employee’s...more
Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down reasonable accommodations under the ADA and FEHA. Learn what employers need to know about handling requests and engaging in the interactive process in this installment of...more