The ADA does not require do-overs or relaxing important job requirements to accommodate individuals with disabilities
A federal appellate court recently ruled that a university did not have to accommodate the disability of a professor...
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A “Situations and Solutions Finder” to make ADA job accommodations easier to provide? Yes, please.
A s a thank you to the many readers who provided me with stellar Dallas-area BBQ recommendations, like the...
When employees publicize their own confidential health information it’s no longer confidential.
I’ll go ahead and file this one under “duh.” If an employer inquires about an employee’s medical condition, the...
Don’t let these three manager mistakes undermine your company’s business judgment on ADA essential job functions.
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against “qualified individuals with disabilities.” A qualified individual can perform the essential...
This simple job description tweak could save your company from disability bias claims
It may be as easy as listing the essential functions of the job. I’ll give you an example. A...
Force your employees to sign THIS, and the EEOC may nail you for ADA interference
Something caught my eye yesterday as I was perusing the EEOC newsroom. The federal watchdog recently announced that it...
100,000 reasons to accommodate an employee after she experiences a stillbirth (and not fire her four days later)
About two weeks ago, I spotlighted an EEOC lawsuit where the agency claimed an employer fired a woman four...
I’m pretty sure I found Exhibit “A” in a new EEOC pregnancy bias lawsuit. It will blow your mind 🤯
Yesterday, the EEOC announced that it had sued an employer for allegedly denying a new hire request to leave training...