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ADA

Ensure job descriptions include enough detail

02/07/2018

What you designate as essential functions in a job description can make all the difference when faced with an employee who is demanding reasonable accommodations for a disability.

Filing deadline begins with accommodation denial

01/31/2018

Workers have just 300 days following an alleged violation to file an EEOC complaint claiming ADA disability discrimination. The clock starts ticking when the reasonable accommodation the employee requested is turned down, even if the employer then provided a different accommodation instead of the requested one.

Accommodation requests can affect unemployment benefits

01/26/2018

How you handle disability accommodation requests may determine whether a worker receives unemployment compensation if you terminate her after she’s used up all her leave.

Firing for absences under no-fault policy? Check for FMLA, accommodation requests

01/26/2018

Employees with disabilities who are also eligible for FMLA leave have limited protection from discharge if they miss work because of complications related to their disabilities. However, employers also have a legitimate right to expect workers to show up for work most of the time.

Settlement in case alleging disability-related questions

01/23/2018

Strataforce, a staffing company that operates in four states including California, has settled charges its hiring procedures violated the ADA.

American Airlines offers equity stake to settle ADA bias lawsuit

01/09/2018

American Airlines, along with its subsidiary Envoy Air, has settled a class-action disability discrimination suit for $9.8 million.

Remind bosses: Take care when addressing disability’s effect on employee performance

01/09/2018

Supervisors must be careful about how they handle discussions about employee disabilities. Comments the boss considers innocuous might feel very different to a disabled worker, and that can lead to needless litigation.

When can we require medical exams? Are we allowed to make an employee pay for a job-related medical exam?

01/02/2018

Q. May employers require medical examinations of applicants and employees?

Yes, coming to work is an essential function

01/02/2018

Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, workers with disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations. But once their employers have accommodated them, they still need to meet the essential functions of their jobs.

ADA: Extended leave not always reasonable

01/02/2018

Draconian workplace rules that call for automatically firing workers who run out of leave have consistently been held to violate the ADA. That may be changing, at least for employers in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.