Two recent appellate court decisions remind employers to be vigilant about employees who may not be asking for a disability accommodation, but who are nevertheless owed one by law. Hodde An engineer ...

EEOC allegations ring true. The following is based only on the allegations in a lawsuit that was filed this week by the Equal ...

You know the scenarios: an employee reports his chair is bothering him; another employee reports the glare of the computer screen is hurting her eyes; and a third employee explains he needs a ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the rights of employees with disabilities to request reasonable accommodation that enables them to perform their essential job functions and enjoy ...

It is important to remember that in the context of the ADA, “disability” is a legal term rather than a medical one. Because it has a legal definition, the ADA’s definition of disability is different ...

La Grange Acquisitions, a processor of natural gas, didn’t run afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired an employee with alcoholism after a court ordered him to attend a substance ...

One Oklahoma woman who uses a wheelchair went viral this winter when she shared a video of the ramp in front of her apartment blocked by parked cars. Because she can only walk short distances, tenant ...

University of Wyoming's top priority is to protect the health and safety of each UW community member: staff, faculty, students and citizens of the regions where we teach, learn and work. We also aim ...

If you did not upload the Authorization form while submitting the Reasonable Accommodation Request form, please submit it the following ways. Please do not use email as Purdue’s email is not encrypted ...

A Merck pharmaceutical representative won’t get another shot at her disability discrimination claim, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded, finding that she failed to provide medical support ...

Wilkes University provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities at special events with adequate notice. To request a disability accommodation for events, please complete and ...