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Rehabilitation Act Hiring & Firing Reasonable Accommodation

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Manager’s acts and omissions provide evidence of discrimination and retaliation

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Responding to discriminatory comments, modifying work duties after a request for disability accommodation, and documenting internal business reorganizations are part of a manager’s job. But if handled incorrectly or...more

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EEOC Releases Two Reports on the Federal Workforce and Disabilities

Programs to Hire and Aid Federal Workers With Disabilities May Be Little Known and Underused - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released two reports on people with disabilities in...more

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Tenth Circuit Upholds Employer’s Decision to Deny Telework Accommodation Request Under Rehabilitation Act

On September 15, 2021, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer. In Brown v. Austin, the Tenth Circuit found that an employee’s telework, weekend work, and...more

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For Once, Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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What is an employer’s risk in terminating an employee who has suffered an injury or becomes disabled and no longer can perform the essential functions of the position? How can that risk be lowered?...more

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EEOC Releases "What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws"

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released Q&A guidance titled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”. The guidance was updated on...more

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Extended Leave Not a Reasonable Accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act, 10th Circuit Holds

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A recent appellate court ruling may affect the ability of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to challenge "inflexible" employer leave policies, policies that result in the termination of employees who are...more

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