Disability News
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Settlement Agreement: Mt. Pleasant Public Schools
Document every ADA accommodation offer
Business Management Daily
Sometimes, an employee doesn’t want to ask for disability accommodations, even though it would help him perform his job. Regardless, document your offer to accommodate.
That could be a legal life-saver if you ever...
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EEOC Issues Guidance on Workplace Considerations of AIDS
FEDweek
The EEOC has issued two sets of guidance on workplace issues arising from employees with HIV/AIDS, stressing that they are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to federal workplace, among others.
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Settlement Agreement: Ritz Carlton, Inc.
EEOC Launches Direct Video Access to ASL Speakers for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today it is launching a new service that will enable individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing whose primary...
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Management statements, timing support claim employee fired for alcohol-related leave
Citing evidence showing that the decision to terminate an employee was made almost immediately following his request for leave to attend an alcohol rehabilitation program, along with written and oral statements by company management—including “[w]e have too many signs... -
8th Circuit Court: Not hiring candidate who failed strength test isn't “regarded as” bias
HR.BLR.com
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) recently affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an employee's "perceived as" disabled claim. Let's examine why....
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Technical Assistance Document: ADA Compliance Brief: Restriping Parking Spaces | PDF
Is Hiring Best Qualified Candidate an ADA Violation?
Oregon Business News
Sometimes it seems like EEOC tests its theories on the fly rather than thinking about them first. This week’s (fictional) mailbag is filled with questions...