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Fourth Circuit Ruling Favors Employers in High Profile ADA Case

On November 18, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a decision that retailer Lowe’s Home Centers LLC (“Lowe’s”) did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it removed a...more

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Fourth Circuit Ruling on ADA Reassignment Has Major Implications for Employers

In the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2002 Barnett decision, the court held that qualified disabled employees are entitled to reassignment to an existing vacant position under the Americans with Disabilities Act if they become unable...more

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The Fourth Circuit Rules Employers Are Not Required To Reassign Employees as an ADA Accommodation

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On November 18, 2020, the Fourth Circuit upheld a summary judgment award in favor of Lowe’s Home Centers LLC (Lowe’s), holding that it did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when a disabled, long-term...more

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Walmart to Pay $80,000 and Implement Nationwide Change in Policy to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Giant Retailer Refused to Accommodate Disabled Employee with Reassignment to a Nearby Store, Federal Agency Charged - BANGOR, Maine - Walmart Inc. will pay $80,000 and implement nationwide changes to its disability...more

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Maryland Court Holds that Employers Must Reassign Employees as a Disability Accommodation

For a number of years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has taken the position that, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), an employer’s obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation...more

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Court: Employees Seeking Accommodation Must Compete For Reassignment - Split In Circuits Could Lead To Supreme Court Intervention

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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a disabled worker forced to leave her position because of her physical impairment must compete for vacant jobs when seeking reassignment, handing a victory to her former employer....more

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EEOC Suffers Another Setback – ADA Does Not Require Automatic Reassignment of Disabled Employee to Open Position

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As we have previously reported, under the Obama administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has aggressively sought to expand the breadth of the agency’s authority to collect employee pay data and other...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds the ADA Does Not Mandate Reassignment Without Competition or Preferential Treatment

In EEOC v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Eleventh Circuit recently held that the reasonable accommodation standard under the ADA “only requires an employer allow a disabled person to compete equally with the rest of the world...more

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Eleventh Circuit Finds ADA Does Not Require Reassignment Over More Qualified Applicants

For years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken the administrative position that if a disabled employee can no longer perform his or her job, the employer must place that employee in a vacant position...more

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Federal Court Says ADA Does Not Require Reassignment of Employee Without Competition

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If an employee can no longer perform the essential functions of his or her position due to a disability, one common form of reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is reassignment to a vacant...more

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EEOC Scores Six Figure Settlement Against University Of Michigan; For Limited Reassignment To The Most Well-Qualified Candidate...

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Earlier this year, the Department of Justice (DOJ), which enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alongside the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), sued the University of Michigan regarding the school’s...more

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