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ADA

$325K settlement in Visalia, Calif. ADA class action

04/24/2017
Magnolia Health Corp. in Visalia, California, has agreed to settle charges that its policies violated the ADA.

ADA: The Limits of Accommodation

04/22/2017
White Paper published by The HR Specialist ______________________ The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) isn’t an open-ended demand that employers do whatever is necessary to accommodate workers with disabilities. The law requires employers to make “reasonable” accommodations to allow a disabled worker to perform the essential functions of his job. The key question: What is […]

‘No pet’ policy doesn’t cover emotional-support animals

04/20/2017
A Florida trucking company refused to hire a military veteran who used a service dog, citing its “no pets” policy.

Part-time work isn’t always reasonable accommodation

04/19/2017
A court has concluded that, for some jobs, full-time attendance is an essential function. When that’s the case, an employer has no obligation to create a part-time position to accommodate an employee’s disability.

Not sure employee is disabled? Accommodate and wait for clarification

04/12/2017
There’s nothing wrong with accommodating and requesting more information at the same time.

Employee must give accommodation a chance

04/08/2017
The employee can’t just quit and then expect to receive unemployment compensation benefits.

Philadelphia settles ADA failure-to-accommodate suit

04/06/2017
The EEOC and the city of Philadelphia have reached a settlement concerning a disabled city sanitation worker.

No investigation? That’ll be $4.5 million

03/30/2017
Say a manager claims a subordinate broke the rules and wants him fired. Don’t just take the boss’s word for it and rubber-stamp that termination recommendation.

New hire wasn’t qualified? Disability is irrelevant

03/29/2017
A disabled worker has to prove that he would be otherwise qualified.

Granting leave may trigger ‘regarded as disabled’ claim

03/15/2017
Approving leave for someone who has claimed a disability may mean you are regarding the employee as disabled. Effectively, that may mean he really is disabled for ADA purposes.