Light Duty

Ninth Circuit Rules That Qualification for Leave Under Employer’s More Generous Policy Does Not Automatically Confer FMLA Eligibility

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused recently to interpret the federal Family and Medical Leave Act

By Jaime Novikoff|2020-09-21T13:55:04-05:002/17/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Policies and Practices, State Standards|Tags: ADA, FMLA, Light Duty, Reasonable Accommodation, State and Local Law|Comments Off

Ruling by Second Circuit Applies Supreme Court’s New “Significant Burden” Test in Upholding Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars workplace discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related

By Rae Vann|2016-05-27T10:52:42-05:005/27/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: ADA, Light Duty, Pregnancy, Title VII|Comments Off

Eleventh Circuit Rules That the ADA Does Not Require an Employer To Offer Indefinite Light Duty as a Reasonable Accommodation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that a cap on the number of days an

By John Annand|2016-05-20T14:11:20-05:005/20/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: ADA, EEOC, Light Duty, Reasonable Accommodation|Comments Off