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Québec Court of Appeal Clarifies the Duty to Reassign Pregnant Workers

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In Ville de Québec v. Ouellet, a pregnant police sergeant asked her employer, the City of Québec, to assign her safe duties rather than be pulled off the job under the workers’ compensation program known as Program for a safe...more

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Beyond the Diagnosis: Navigating Disability Accommodation in the Workplace - Insights from Wingra Redi-Mix v. LIRC

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The Wisconsin Doctor writing on paper with stethoscope on tableFair Employment Act (WFEA) prohibits covered employers from discriminating against employees based on disability and requires that employers reasonably...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: The Often-Overlooked Accommodation Of Last Resort

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What happens when, at the end of a good faith interactive dialogue and despite the parties’ best efforts, there is apparently no reasonable accommodation that will enable the employee to perform the essential functions of...more

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Workplace Hazards And Pregnancy – What’s An Employer To Do?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers must evaluate their safety protections for pregnant women and engage in the interactive process with employees to find reasonable accommodations....more

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Federal Appeals Court Affirms Six-Figure Jury Verdict in Pregnancy Discrimination Act Claim

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A recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit serves as a cautionary tale for employers quick to deny employees’ requests for accommodations after returning from maternity leave. The Pregnancy...more

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Federal Court Says ADA Does Not Require Reassignment of Employee Without Competition

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If an employee can no longer perform the essential functions of his or her position due to a disability, one common form of reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is reassignment to a vacant...more

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