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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) › Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) › Light-Duty Positions

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[Webinar] The Interplay Among the ADA, FMLA, New Jersey FMLA and Workers’ Compensation - August 9th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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Join Weber Gallagher partners Tracy Walsh and Jennifer Laver for a webinar discussing the interplay among workers' compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and New Jersey...more

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[Webinar] The Interplay Among the ADA, FMLA, New Jersey FMLA and Workers’ Compensation - May 11th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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Join Weber Gallagher partners Tracy Walsh and Jennifer Laver for a webinar discussing the interplay among workers' compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and New Jersey...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employer Gets Whacked On Workers' Comp, FMLA Overlap

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Bless this employer's heart. Ten years ago or so, every employment lawyer and his sister was calling the interaction between workers' compensation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

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Fifth Circuit Flips Grant Of Summary Judgment Against EEOC in ADA Case

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In an ADA action regarding disability discrimination, the Fifth Circuit reversed a District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer and against the EEOC, noting that even though the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

When to Say When? Fifth Circuit Rules on When an Accommodation Isn’t Working

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In a published opinion, the Fifth Circuit has held that an employee’s poor performance in a light-duty position can relieve the employer from any further obligation to find a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with...more

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Employer Has No Obligation to Provide “Light Duty” Assignment Under FMLA or ADA

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Employers often assign light duty to employees who are returning to work after recuperating from illnesses or injuries. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held, however, that neither the Family and Medical Leave Act...more

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