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When dealing with injured, sick, or pregnant employees, employers must exercise extreme diligence when denying an accommodation request; it is not as clear-cut as it might appear....more
A recent federal court case heard by Chief Judge Matthew Brann for the Middle District of Pennsylvania provides employers with guidance on how to address an employee’s request for an accommodation based upon a sincerely held...more
California lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 1940 (AB 1940) in February 2026 to expressly include perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause within the definition of “sex” under the California Fair Employment and Housing...more
L’obligation d’accommodement raisonnable, issue de l’article 10 de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne (la « Charte »), impose à l’employeur d’adapter certaines règles, pratiques ou exigences professionnelles afin...more
Many employers value at least some amount of in-person work and collaboration. So, what are the options for employers faced with requests from employees asking for exemptions from in-person work policies? ...more
These are nothing short of miraculous. I recently posted about 10 “easy” steps to considering and making reasonable accommodations for disabilities, pregnancy, and pregnancy-related conditions. Before I move off the...more
On March 18, 2026, an Ohio jury delivered what may be the most consequential employer-accommodation verdict in the state’s history, and it was not even brought as an accommodation case....more
It may be possible to defend a disability discrimination claim on the basis that the employee is not capable of fulfilling the essential functions of the role, even where a fair dismissal process is not followed. ...more
A recent Ohio jury verdict underscores the legal and operational risks employers face when responding to accommodation requests involving pregnancy-related medical conditions. In Larkin v. Total Quality Logistics, LLC...more
Ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state-level disability laws, which require covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless doing so...more
In Seredina v. W.L. Gore & Associates, 2025 WL 2257538 (D. Ariz. Aug. 7, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted in part and denied in part the employer’s motion for partial summary judgment,...more
On February 11, 2026, the EEOC released guidance addressing telework as a reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), providing a framework for employers managing...more
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum instructing federal agencies to end employee telework arrangements, consistent with applicable law. ...more
As return-to-office mandates rise, so, too, do employee requests for telework accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
When faced with a disabled employee’s request for accommodation, employers sometimes base their response to the request on whether the worker’s proposed accommodation presents an undue hardship to the business in terms of...more
Requests for remote work accommodations are on the rise, and a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Haggins v. Wilson Air Center, LLC, offers timely guidance to employers navigating such...more
In California, businesses need to have accommodations for people with disabilities. Businesses with five or more employees are held to a higher standard regarding disability accommodations. A disability accommodation can...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects “qualified individuals” with a disability from job discrimination, and imposes upon employers the duty to reasonably accommodate such individuals. But what happens when, even...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act is not an entitlement statute. This means that in order to be a qualified protected individual under the law, an employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or...more
Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Failure to Promote Race and Gender Discrimination Case - Hood-Wilson v. Board of Trustees of the Community College of Baltimore County, 162 F.4th 101 (4th Cir. Dec. 12,...more
On January 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the denial of an employee’s request to continue working from home as a disability accommodation was not enough to constitute...more
Many employers require employees to cross-train in order to handle a number of different job duties. In some situations, this can help the company cover employee absences. In others, it might help avoid repetitive motion...more
As 2025 drew to a close, we continued to see employers lose jury trials and face million-dollar verdicts because they ignored the basics of the interactive process requirements under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
As 2025 winds down, many employers are focused on year-end reviews, budget planning, and compliance checklists for the year ahead. But before turning the page on another year in California employment law, two recent jury...more
Les mesures d’adaptation en vertu de la législation sur les droits de la personne constituent une responsabilité fondamentale des employeurs canadiens. À mesure qu’évoluent les types de demandes, il est important de...more