One of the more hotly debated workplace issues is whether a disabled employee who can no longer perform their job even with accommodations is entitled to be placed into an existing vacancy, even ahead of ...
It is often the case that an employee who takes a FMLA leave for a “serious health condition” may also have a “disability” that requires accommodation upon his or her return to work. A recent ...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued a new Resource Document (“Resource”) to reinforce employers’ obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) to provide leave as a reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities. ...
A federal court recently ruled against a disabled United Airlines employee who demanded transfer to another job as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is well known that the ADA requires employers ...
A Texas hospital recently experienced the legal world’s version of a good news/bad news joke when a federal judge told them that their policy of limiting the duration of leaves was illegal but they didn’t ...
