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Hiring & Firing › Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) › Failure to Accommodate

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Tenth Circuit Highlights Limits on Employers Defining Essential Functions of a Position

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment award on an employee’s failure-to-accommodate claim. The Court’s decision focused on the employer’s improperly narrow delineation of the...more

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Sitting On The Job: When Sitting Is Requested As An ADA Accommodation

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The retail setting is a particularly difficult one in which to make accommodations. This is because retail employees engage in a host of different duties that require all manner of physical activities. Those who are...more

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Elite Wireless Group Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment of Teen Employee

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Employer Failed to Take Appropriate Action Despite Criminal Report of Assault, Federal Agency Charges - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Sprint Authorized retailer Elite Wireless Group, Inc. violated federal law when the retailer...more

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Accommodations May Be Needed For Hearing-Impaired Job Applicants And Employees

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Q: I understand that employers may be required to offer reasonable accommodations to hearing-impaired applicants and employees. When are accommodations required?  What kind of accommodations must employers offer?...more

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Get it on the Calendar: Employees’ Sabbath Work Claims Survive, but Tenth Circuit Rejects Broad “Complete” or “Total” Theories of...

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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah granting summary judgment in favor of Kellogg USA in a case involving an alleged failure to accommodate...more

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Food Lion Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

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Grocer Refused Accommodation for Jehovah's Witness's Worship Services, Federal Agency Charged - WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - Supermarket chain Food Lion, LLC violated federal law when it refused to provide a religious...more

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