How To Respond To ADA Accommodation RequestsSusan R. Maisa
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for an employee with a disability or chronic illness such as lupus. A reasonable accommodation is something your employer can provide without “undue hardship.” In other ...
The mechanism in question is akin to what David Lewis calls presupposition accommodation: a rule-governed process whereby the context of an utterance is adjusted to make the utterance acceptable; the main idea behind the proposed account is that the indirect power-establishing mechanism involves the ...
A former warehouse employee alleges that she was not granted an accommodation when she experienced sudden hand and wrist pain due to her neurological condition. Furthermore, she was fired nine days after submitting a complaint about the incident to the company's Global Ethics Office. While it's...
Under the ADA, a qualified individual must be able to perform the essential functions of their position or the position they desire with or without reasonable accommodation. Under the PWFA, an employee or applicant is considered qualified even if they are temporarily unable to perform an essential...
The Supreme Court will review several additional cases that are likely to continue the evolution of the benefits landscape, including a challenge to state gender transition care prohibitions, as well as whether retirees can sue former employers for post-employment discrimination under the...
As with any accommodation request, employers may: ask questions to determine whether the condition is a disability; discuss with the employee how the requested accommodation would assist him and enable him to keep working; explore alternative accommodations that may effectively meet his needs; and req...
Pregnancy Disability Leave – when you are unable to work during your pregnancy Up to 4 months (unpaid) Pregnancy Disability Leave Act (PDL) Reasonable Accommodation Leave – if you have a qualified disability and need extra leave Depends on your case Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and Cal...
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