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Fit for duty? Be careful what you ask for.

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At one time or another, one of your employees may have had a serious health condition resulting in multiple absences, followed by a release to return to work with restrictions that you believed prevented the employee from...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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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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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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