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Disability Discrimination Discipline

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

A New Road Map for Disciplining Employees for Reasons Unrelated to Their Disability

Some of the most frequent questions we receive from employers involve managing the performance of employees with medical issues. While employers understand their nondiscrimination obligations under the Americans with...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

ADA Litigation Lessons Surfaced From a Zamboni Machine

Employers, you see this movie all too often. You tolerate, and then ultimately discharge, a poor-performing employee who displays a bad attitude. Unfortunately, supervisors have not documented the employee’s prior instances...more

Fisher Phillips

Former Dealership Employee Nabs $1.3 Million Verdict In Disability Discrimination Suit

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Why should your dealership conduct thorough investigations into possible employee misconduct and document poor performance before termination? A Florida court just gave 1.3 million reasons....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Employers Need to Consider Accommodation Requests Made at Any Time During a Disabled Employee’s Employment

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Can an employer simply ignore a request by a disabled employee for an accommodation made in a meeting that could lead to the employee’s termination? A recent federal case from Wisconsin says no. In the case, the former...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Connecticut Supreme Court Expands Protection for Would-Be Whistleblowers

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Connecticut whistleblowers were handed a siren to sound the alarm on employers this week. In interpreting the state constitution in Trusz v. UBS Realty Investors, LLC, SC 19323 (Conn. Sup. Ct., official release Oct. 13,...more

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