ADA

Ruling by Eighth Circuit Underscores Value to Employer of Operating in Good Faith During the ADA Interactive Process

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled recently that an employer exercised good faith in engaging in

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Seventh Circuit Rules That Former Employee Can Take Her ADA Failure To Accommodate and Retaliation Claims to a Jury

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reversing a federal trial court’s granting of summary judgment to the

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated ADA by Requiring an Applicant To Pay for Post-Offer Follow-Up Medical Test

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer’s insistence that an applicant with a

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EEOC Announces Two Multi-Million Dollar Settlements Involving Employment Selection Testing Discrimination Claims

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the settlement of two separate lawsuits brought by the agency claiming that

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En Banc Eighth Circuit Rules That ADA Duty To Provide Reasonable Accommodation Has Limitations

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer to provide whatever reasonable accommodation is needed to enable an individual

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Overall Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Dropped to Ten-Year Low in FY 2017, Although ADA and FMLA Lawsuits Hit All-Time Highs

According to updated statistics recently provided by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the number of employment-related lawsuits filed

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Federal Court Gives EEOC One Year To Come Up With New ADA/GINA Wellness Plan Regulations

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled recently that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has until

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American Airlines and Its Regional Carrier Settle ADA Failure-to-Accommodate Lawsuit Brought by EEOC for $9.8 Million Along With Extensive Programmatic Relief

American Airlines and its regional air carrier Envoy Air have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal

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Seventh Circuit Rules That Request For Two Months of Extended Medical Leave Is Not a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

Observing that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) “is an antidiscrimination statute, not a medical leave entitlement,” the U.S. Court

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