Employer Did Not Have to Keep Worker on Light Duty Permanently

?A market director of Lowe’s Home Centers LLC did not have an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim when he could not find an available position within his restrictions that he could... Read more »

Teacher Injured at Retreat Could Not Show Disability Discrimination

?A high school teacher injured at a faculty team-building event could not show that the school board failed to reasonably accommodate her, because she did not prove that she was disabled due... Read more »

No Discrimination When Decision-Makers Were Unaware of Disability

?A former employee of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. could not establish disability discrimination when there was no evidence that the managers who fired him knew of his disability prior to discharge,... Read more »

Refusal to Participate in Investigation Bars ADA Claim

An employee who refused to timely meet with his employer’s investigator could not sustain claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) even though he made recent complaints that his ADA rights... Read more »

Employee Who Got Work Restrictions Lifted Loses ADA Claim

When an employee abandoned the interactive process for identifying a reasonable accommodation and got her permanent work restrictions lifted, the employer was not liable for failing to provide an accommodation, according to... Read more »

Employer Satisfied ADA by Granting Requested Accommodation

A Texas school district met its obligation to engage in the interactive process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by granting an employee’s only requested accommodation. Read more »

Accurate Job Description Foils Disability Bias Claim

Employers are not required to reallocate or eliminate the essential functions of a job to accommodate a worker’s disability, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held. Read more »

New Airline Rules May Affect Workers Traveling with Service Animals

Some employees bring service or emotional support animals to the workplace as a reasonable accommodation under federal and state disability laws. If those employees travel for business, employers should be aware of... Read more »
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