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Eleventh Circuit Approves Employer's Extended Leave Requirement Following Suicide Attempt

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We occasionally receive questions from employers about employees who have threatened or even attempted suicide. While these issues first involve making sure that the employee is safe and receiving appropriate care, questions...more

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EEOC Delivers Hefty Fine for Disability Discrimination

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In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx”) will pay $3.3 million dollars and provide programmatic relief to resolve a disability discrimination...more

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FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Consent Decree Requires Accommodations for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Package Handlers - PHILADELPHIA – FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. will pay $3.3 million and provide programmatic relief to resolve a companywide...more

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Leave It To California – Post FMLA/CFRA/PDL Leave and FEHA

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When must an employer provide leave time in addition to FMLA/CFRA-type leave as a reasonable accommodation? The answer to that question, as with many other leave-related questions, may depend on your location on the map....more

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Mandatory Disclosure of Prescription Drug Use May Violate ADA

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When an employee tests positive for illegal drug use or self-discloses such use, many employers condition return to work on the employee’s participation in a substance abuse treatment program. These programs can include drug...more

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Jury Sides with FedEx in ADA Failure to Accommodate Case

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For those of you who think the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) means you have to do whatever a disabled employee wants, I bring good news from of all sources, a jury in California. This case had it all—an employee...more

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EEOC Sues FedEx Ground for Failing to Accommodate Deaf Employees and Recruits

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The EEOC recently announced that it is suing FedEx Ground Package System for allegedly violating the Americans With Disabilities Act in their dealings with deaf and hearing-impaired workers nationwide. The suit claims that...more

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FedEx Cannot Exclude Diabetic Applicant From Mechanic Position Based on Need to Test Drive Trucks

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The Americans with Disabilities Act contains a provision allowing exclusion of disabled persons from jobs when their medical condition contradicts federal licensing requirements. In practice, this exclusion has applied most...more

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Passing a DOT medical exam is a ‘marginal function’ of the job?

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In a recent opinion by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving a Type-1 insulin-dependent diabetic, the court found that passing a Department of Transportation medical examination was an impermissible “qualification...more

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Fenwick Employment Brief - January 07, 2011

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In this issue: California Employer Allowed to Pursue Defamation Action Against Protesting Employees; Payroll Company Not an Employer Under the California Labor Code or FLSA; PAGA Claims On The Rise – Suitable Seating Just...more

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