“You have to show up for work—it’s a part of your job.” Attendance at the workplace is an essential work function in an ADA case. But is it really anymore? With technology, some would argue that many jobs can be done from...more
7/20/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Attendance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interactive Process ,
Job Descriptions ,
Job Duties ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reversal ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Work Schedules
If an employee gets a doctor’s note saying she can’t participate in training because of a physical limitation, does that make her disabled? It might if you treat her like she is—at least that is what the Eleventh Circuit...more
1/17/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Descriptions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Leave
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a direct action on behalf of 34 women against Workplace Staffing Solutions, LLC alleging that the company denied the women the opportunity to become temporary...more