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When Can An Employer Require Fitness-For-Duty Exams?

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Employers with fitness-for-duty exam requirements for employees returning from medical leaves should take note of a recent decision by a federal court in Massachusetts. In that case, the Court considered whether requiring...more

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Can an employer terminate an employee for conduct caused by a disability?

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Employees who exhibit what appear to be mental issues while in the workplace or performing their job duties present some of the most difficult situations for employers. An employee with a mental or emotional issue may have a...more

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EEOC Sues Zachry Construction Corporation For Disability Discrimination

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Contractor Used Medical Questionnaires and Exams to Weed Out Employees With Potential Medical Issues, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Zachry Construction Corporation, a San Antonio-based construction and...more

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Court rules employee’s behavior justified mental health exam

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There is a needed focus on mental health issues these days. We see it on social media as well as in the news. And, as a nation, we are hopefully moving to a place were individuals can get the help they need without any...more

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Rock And A [Softer] Hard Place: Seventh Circuit Eases The Burden For Accommodating Employees With Mental Health Disabilities

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Complying with the ADA, particularly when an employee has a mental health-related disability, can be challenging. Fortunately, a recent decision out of the Seventh Circuit provides helpful guidance for...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Judgment in Favor of Employer in ADA Action, Finding that Compliance with NRC Regulations Justified...

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Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in McNelis v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the employer in a lawsuit alleging disability...more

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Cummins Power Generation to Pay Over $87,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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Company Fired Employee for Objecting to Overbroad Medical Releases for Fitness-for-Duty Examination, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis-based power company will pay $87,500 and furnish other relief to...more

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Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2014

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Disability Accommodation Through Telecommuting More Reasonable In Modern Workplace - In EEOC v. Ford Motor Company, the federal Sixth Circuit appellate court (covering Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) recently...more

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Employer May Require Medical Reevaluation of Employee's Fitness For Duty Following FMLA Leave

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Reevaluation Allowed as long as Job-Related and Consistent with Job Necessity - A California Court of Appeal recently held that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office’s (DA) decision requiring an...more

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