Topic: disability/accommodation

What's the last thing you wanted more than anything else in the world? Not a promotion. Not a raise. Not even a Guardians World Series p...

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An employee on short-term disability is ready to come back. HR tells them they need a release from the doctor who took them off work. Fair e...

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My son is a high school senior. His school has a tradition called the Senior Corner — a spot in the Upper School commons, television include...

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Earlier this week I appeared on a webinar  hosted by SelectSoftware Reviews and sponsored by Insperity , on protecting your business throug...

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One of the more persistent myths in ADA litigation that if an employer temporarily accommodates an employee in a certain way, it has forever...

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"You and mom need to take a trip." That's what our kids told us in mid-June. Our son was headed to London for a three-week sum...

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Some stories don't need a legal analysis. They need an indictment of management. This indictment places the City of Las Vegas as a nomin...

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Winning a disability discrimination claim doesn't necessarily win an ADA lawsuit. The 2nd Circuit's recent decision in Cangro v. Dep...

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Ryan Adams canceled his latest tour this week. His explanation? He's broke. Sick. Tired. Defeated. Maybe all of that is true. Touring i...

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Once an employee requests an ADA accommodation, the employer has to give them exactly what they ask for… is NOT the law . In fact, it's...

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Federal disability discrimination laws exist to ensure that people with disabilities are judged on their abilities—not their diagnoses. They...

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If your ADA accommodation policy starts with "take unpaid leave," you're doing it wrong. Just ask the 15 Dunkin' Donuts fr...

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Remote work isn't the ADA accommodation silver bullet employees think it is. The 5th Circuit just drove that point home in Hayes v. GSt...

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What is the best professional compliment you can get? For me, it's this: "You don't sound like a lawyer." I hear this ofte...

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A longtime employee tells her employer she has breast cancer. She needs time off—intermittent leave—to undergo chemotherapy and recover. The...

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When my daughter was in high school, we fired her therapist. Not because therapy doesn't work. Not because she didn't need help. But...

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Trump's EEOC is expanding its crackdown on DEI by targeting women-only workplace networking and similar programs as potential illegal “r...

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One in four employees have considered quitting because of their mental health. Let that sink in. Not compensation. Not commute. Not a bad bo...

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"Take out your phone and open your ChatGPT app. Type this prompt: 'Based on my past conversations, analyze my behavioral tendencies...

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"If you fire her, she will sue you and I will testify." That's not a plaintiff's lawyer talking. That's Dr. Robby, the...

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