ADA

ADA: No requirement to create brand-new job

08/02/2017

Disabled employees may be entitled to transfer to an existing and open position, but they have no right under the ADA or the Rehabilitation Act to demand a job be created specifically as an accommodation.

Employer–not disabled employee–gets to choose the reasonable accommodation

08/02/2017

When an employer offers a legitimately reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee, it has fulfilled its obligation under the law. It doesn’t matter if the employee wanted some other accommodation or wasn’t happy with the level of employer/employee interaction used to arrive at the accommodation.

Beware accommodation problems when you might be part of joint employer arrangement

07/19/2017

When it comes to employment law compliance, arrangements involving staffing companies sometimes prompt the question: Just who is the employer, the staffing agency or the client? Often, the answer is that either or both of them may be liable for employment law violations.

Patience required to ensure lawful ADA reasonable accommodations process

07/17/2017

Employers that patiently go about the sometimes complicated business of identifying reasonable accommodations for disabled employees seldom end up losing in court. The key is to take the ADA seriously and work with the employee at every stage.

Top 10 FMLA and ADA issues employers must know how to handle

07/12/2017

When HR professionals are surveyed, they routinely rate the FMLA and the ADA as the two most difficult laws to deal with. Here’s a look at 10 of the most challenging FMLA and ADA issues HR struggles to handle.

Huntsville, Texas camp settles pregnancy bias, ADA suit

07/12/2017

Carolina Creek Christian Camp in Huntsville has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a pregnancy and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of a former employee.

No need to over-indulge chronic complainer

07/03/2017

Certainly check to see if the complaint is reasonable and reflects a real workplace problem. But if it’s just a case of peevish griping, you don’t have to bend over backwards to please a malcontent.

Never assume pregnant employee can’t work

06/15/2017

Here’s an important reminder to pass along to your organization’s supervisors: While pregnant employees who experience complications may be temporarily disabled and entitled to reasonable accommodations, never assume an employee has limitations just because she is pregnant.

Amarillo trucking company pays disabled applicant

06/13/2017

Flying Star Transport in Amarillo has agreed to settle charges it violated the ADA when it refused to hire a truck driver whose arm had been amputated when the driver was a teenager.

ADA and Texas disability law differ: No state right to medical confidentiality