Ford Didn't Violate ADA by Denying Telework To Employee With Bowel Illness, 6th Cir. Says
Bloomberg BNA
Ford Motor Co. didn't violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by not allowing an employee with irritable bowel syndrome to telecommute up to four days a week because “regular and predictable attendance” at the workplace was an essential function of her job, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled 8-5 on April 10.
Odors in the Workplace: When is enough actually enough?
HR.BLR.com
Sometimes it seems that no matter what you do as an employer, you’re bound to face litigation. That must be the way that the South Bend Tribune felt after it was slapped with a lawsuit by Judith Hizer. Ms. Hizer began working for the Tribune in July 2005 and had no problems with the workplace atmosphere until 4 years later, when she claimed that she had been inadvertently sprayed by an automatic air freshener in the ladies’ room. She told her supervisor that she was having an allergic reaction, and he allowed her to go home and work from home for the rest of the day.
Injured worker seeks compensation citing ADA violation
Southeast Texas Record
According to the lawsuit, Rufai suffered severe injuries in a work-related accident on March 30, 2013. After a 12-day hospitalization and physical therapy, his doctors said he could no longer perform the same jobs he did prior to the accident. It states that the defendants were aware of his limitations; and that instead of accommodating his restrictions, they chose to terminate him instead.
Premier Center: Service errors led to ADA complaint
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
A woman who has muscular dystrophy told the City Council this week that the Denny Sanford Premier Center's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is woeful and she's filed a complaint with the Department of Justice to make her point.
Disabilities law still important 25 years later
The Tand D.com
With the country marking the act’s 25th anniversary, Brandi Rarus, a former Miss Deaf America, remembers how important it was for people with disabilities to make it known they would no longer allow others to set limits on what they could achieve.