EEOC Issues New Guidance on Leave as a Reasonable Accomodation

Posted on July 1, 2016 in Disability Benefits, Employee Rights

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) allows an employee unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation, unless providing unpaid leave would cause an employer undue hardship. However, how much leave is reasonable is a complex issue for employees and employers alike. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued a new resource document to help provide guidance on common issues such as intermittent leave, extended leave and how much leave is reasonable. While there are many important topics in the new resource, employees should be aware of the following key points.

What Employees Need To Know About Light-Duty Policies

Posted on June 23, 2016 in Disability Benefits

A “light-duty policy” is an employer’s practice or procedure for allowing an injured or temporarily disabled worker to perform a job other than those that she or he was performing when not injured or disabled.

Disability Discrimination: The Importance of Being 'Otherwise Qualified'

Posted on July 21, 2014 in Disability Benefits

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is the federal law that protects individuals with disabilities against discrimination, including discrimination in the workplace. In order to be protected against workplace discrimination under the ADA, a person must be “otherwise qualified” to perform the essential functions or duties of a job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Read More

Excellent Settlement in Maryland Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Case

Posted on May 17, 2014 in Disability Benefits, Workplace Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently issued the following press release: Upper Chesapeake Health System to Pay $180,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit: Health Care System Unlawfully Fired Employee Because of Vision/Hearing Impairment and to Punish Her for Seeking Accommodation BALTIMORE Read More

Telecommuting: A Reasonable Accommodation

Posted on May 17, 2014 in Disability Benefits

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires an employer to allow telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation Read More

Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

Posted on February 19, 2014 in Disability Benefits, Discrimination & Harassment

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a complaint against a hospital for terminating an employee with a disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), due to disability discrimination in the workplace. Read More

Employers Can’t Mislabel Their Workers “Independent Contractors”

Posted on February 16, 2014 in Disability Benefits, Employee Benefits, Family & Medical Leave Act, Health Insurance & COBRA

Disabled Job Applicants Have Right to an All-Evidence Review, Under the ADA

Posted on January 30, 2014 in Disability Benefits

A school district, which rejected a job applicant based on medical-exam conclusions that he couldn’t perform heavy lifting violated the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA) when the employer failed to consider other evidence that the applicant could do the job, ruled a Michigan federal court. Read More