News & Analysis as of

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Unpaid Leave

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Don’t Forget About Unpaid Leave As A Possible Reasonable Accommodation In Manufacturing

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Providing a reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be one of the most difficult and complex issues employers, particularly manufacturers, face. If the employee’s...more

Jaburg Wilk

Your Attendance Policy May Be a Ticking Time Bomb

Jaburg Wilk on

The EEOC has long waged war against “no-fault” or rigid employment policies. No-fault attendance policies penalize employees by issuing them points (also known as occurrences) for absences, late arrivals and early departures....more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Kindred at Home Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Home Health Services Provider Placed Employee on Unpaid Leave After She Requested a Limited Period of Telework, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA – Gentiva Health Services, Inc. d/b/a Kindred at Home (“Kindred”), a provider...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Black Forest Décor for Disability Discrimination

Home Décor Business Fired Warehouse Employee for Taking Unpaid Leave It Forced Her to Use, Federal Agency Charges - LOUIS - Black Forest Décor, LLC violated federal law when it forced a worker with a disability at its...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Untangling Complex Leave Issues – Part I

In the first episode of this two-part series, John Stretton and Rachel Mandel discuss the complexities surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the interplay between the...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-13 – Policies, Policies, Policies, and Microchips Embedded in Employees

Cozen O'Connor on

Michael Schmidt of Cozen O'Connor addresses recent trends and noteworthy developments on certain employment policies related to political activity, confidential customer information, FMLA retaliation, and maximum leave...more

Fisher Phillips

Is It Time To Recall Some Of Your HR Policies?

Fisher Phillips on

Factory recalls have become a fact of life for those who sell and drive vehicles. The scenarios have a common theme: a vehicle part does not operate as designed or is determined to present a possible risk of failure. Once...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding Leave as an Accommodation Under the ADA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a guidance to employers regarding an employer’s obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide unpaid leave or extend a paid leave...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

New EEOC Guidance on Leave Imposes Greater Obligations on Employers

Employers must consider providing unpaid leave and giving priority to disabled employees who want to be re-assigned under new guidance from the EEOC last month. In the new EEOC Guidance available here “Employer-Provided Leave...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Be-Leave It — New EEOC Guidance Emphasizes Leaves of Absence as Reasonable Accommodations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently issued “new” guidance for addressing leave as a reasonable accommodation. Employers must remember to consider unpaid leave as an accommodation, when appropriate, even if an employee would...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

EEOC Releases New Guidance on Unpaid Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has released new guidance on unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The guidance, issued on May 9, 2016, makes clear...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Extended Leave Not a Reasonable Accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act, 10th Circuit Holds

Ballard Spahr LLP on

A recent appellate court ruling may affect the ability of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to challenge "inflexible" employer leave policies, policies that result in the termination of employees who are...more

Franczek P.C.

Are Inflexible Leave Policies Lawful After All? One Court Leaves Employers Salivating

Franczek P.C. on

When it comes to leave as a reasonable accommodation after FMLA leave is exhausted, employers have been conditioned to simply believe: inflexible leave policies bad, flexible leave policies good. ...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues EZEFLOW USA for Disability Discrimination

Pipe Fittings Manufacturer Fired a Veteran With PTSD Instead of Giving Him Brief Unpaid Medical Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Says - PITTSBURGH - EZEFLOW USA, a pipe fittings manufacturer,...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide