Reasonable Accommodation

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 California Law by Failing To Properly Engage in the “Interactive Process” Despite Meeting Its Reasonable Accommodation Obligation

In a case highlighting yet another significant distinction between California law and federal law, and the compliance burden the state’s

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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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Eleventh Circuit Concludes Employer Did Not Violate Title VII’s Religious Accommodation Requirement, Contrasting with Recent Tenth Circuit Ruling

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a religious failure-to-accommodate lawsuit brought under Title VII by

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Ruling by Tenth Circuit Provides Guidance on Employer’s Obligation To Reasonably Accommodate Religious Beliefs Under Title VII

A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit provides judicial guidance on the extent of

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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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