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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Better Late Than Never? Not in the 5th Circuit: Delayed Action on Accommodation May Be ADA Violation

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Earlier this month, in Strife v. Aldine Independent School District, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employer’s delayed accommodation of an employee’s disability could amount to a failure to accommodate under...more

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Unreasonable Delay in Granting Accommodation Can Violate ADA

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When an employee requests an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this sets into motion an interactive process intended to determine whether the requested accommodation is both reasonable and effective....more

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Fifth Circuit: Employer’s Unreasonably Delayed Response Is Failure to Accommodate

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This decision surrounds the case of Alisha Strife v. Aldine Independent School District, in which the plaintiff, a U.S. Army veteran employed in the school district’s Human Resources department, requested an accommodation for...more

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Second Circuit: ADA Can Require Accommodation Even When Employee Could Perform Job Without It

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require an employer to accommodate a disability even when an employee could perform the job without it. That is the upshot of the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...more

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Second Circuit Holds That Employees May Qualify For Reasonable ADA Accommodations, Even If They Are Not Necessary For Job...

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On March 25, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, that an employee with a disability may qualify for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities...more

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The New Standard for Reasonable Accommodations in the Second Circuit

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with...more

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Second Circuit Adopts Broad Reading of ADA Protections in Recent Workplace Accommodations Case

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In a decision issued on March 25, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the scope of protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding workplace accommodations....more

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