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Pregnancy Likely to Be Added to Short List of Required Employment Accommodation
Most federal and state employment discrimination laws prohibit any kind of adverse personnel action based upon any of the enumerated protected categories, e.g., race, sex, national origin, age, etc. Currently, only two federal discrimination laws go further and, not only … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged Accommodation, EEOC Guidance, Pregnancy, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Reasonable Accommodation
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EEOC Weighs In On The Coronavirus
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) weighed in and provided guidance on the Coronavirus for employers. Click here to access the EEOC’s update and here to access the EEOC’s guidance on Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged ADAAA, Coronavirus, EEOC Guidance, Rehabilitation Act
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100 Percent Healed Policies – One of the EEOC’s Enforcement Priorities
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is cracking down on employers for maintaining leave policies that the EEOC deems a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). These so-called “100 percent healed” policies require an employee returning from medical … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged Disability, Employees, Policy, Reasonable Accommodation
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1 Reminder: Leave Can Be an ADA Reasonable Accommodation — Due in: Now
On February 1, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee-based West Meade Place LLP violated the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) when it denied an employee’s requested leave as a reasonable accommodation for her anxiety … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, FMLA, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged Disability, Interactive Process, Litigation, Medical Leave, Protected Leave, Workplace Restrictions
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7th Circuit Deals a Blow to the EEOC’s Extended Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Position
The EEOC’s position that extended leave may be a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) has long frustrated employers who are left without much guidance to determine what is “reasonable.” According to the EEOC, this could be … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged Disability, Extended Leave, Medical Leave, Seventh Circuit
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