You probably already know that the ADA (and the ADAAA) protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination. Title I applies to the workplace. There’s more though. Built into the definition of discrimination is failure to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in hiring and during employment. In other words, Title I of the […]
When is a Reasonable Accommodation Not Reasonable?
Most employers know they have to reasonably accommodate qualified applicants’ and employees’ disabilities. Not all employers know that they also have to reasonably accommodate employees’ religious practices. That doesn’t mean you have to grant every request for an accommodation, however. The key word here is reasonable. So what is a reasonable accommodation, and what determines […]
When Do You (Not) Have to Continue an ADA Accommodation?
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodations for employees/applicants that are qualified individuals with disabilities. Which accommodations are reasonable and how can you tell? Unfortunately, there is no bright-line rule. Employers must make an individualized assessment. Normally […]
How Does a One-Year Leave Policy Violate the ADA??
UPS just settled an 8-year disability discrimination lawsuit for $1.7 million. The employees in question had all had leaves of absence of more than one year and failed to return to work. So UPS fired them. What’s wrong with that? They hadn’t come to work in more than a year–and an employer still has […]
If You Give a (Mini) Horse an Office…
Did I get your attention there? Why would a horse need an office? It probably doesn’t, but then, again, would you give a pig a pancake? (If you don’t have young children or grandchildren, there really is a children’s book, “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” and it’s adorable. Ah well, I digress.) Who […]