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Can Fired Hostess Sue Over Restaurant’s Failure to Unilaterally Start Interactive Process?
Can Fired Hostess Sue Over Restaurant’s Failure to Unilaterally Start Interactive Process?

What Do You Think? Employers must engage in the interactive process concerning an employee’s need for an accommodation under the ADA. But what if an employee clearly has a disability but doesn’t identify the accommodation […]
Must DHL Deliver Accommodations for Manager’s Debilitating Hypertension, Anxiety?
Must DHL Deliver Accommodations for Manager’s Debilitating Hypertension, Anxiety?

What Do You Think? Employers must reasonably accommodate an employee with a disability. But that’s only the case if the employee is “qualified.” A recent decision out of Puerto Rico illustrates why it's so important […]
Did Company Need to Pick ADA Accommodation When Welder Asked for FMLA Leave?
Did Company Need to Pick ADA Accommodation When Welder Asked for FMLA Leave?

What Do You Think? Chattanooga, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer must work with an employee to identify possible accommodations once that worker requests an accommodation under the ADA. But what if the employee merely asks […]
Safety Boot Requirement Stomps Worker’s Reasonable Accommodation Argument
Safety Boot Requirement Stomps Worker’s Reasonable Accommodation Argument

Case File A worker couldn't get boots to work for her feet that satisfied safety rules, so she couldn't perform the essential functions of her job. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text […]
Worker Can’t Tack on ADA Retaliation Charge to Claims
Worker Can’t Tack on ADA Retaliation Charge to Claims

Case File An Arkansas worker came up short in his attempt to add ADA retaliation charges related to his workers' compensation claim due to rules related to exhausting administrative remedies as well as the exclusive […]
5 Top Cases on Reasonable Accommodations, Workers’ Compensation
5 Top Cases on Reasonable Accommodations, Workers’ Compensation

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker experiences an injury at work, getting her back to the job might involve some workplace modifications, including light duty, work-from-home, or other arrangements. Not surprisingly, then, a worker […]
Justice O’Connor’s Legacy Includes Workers’ Compensation Rulings
Justice O’Connor’s Legacy Includes Workers’ Compensation Rulings

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who follow current events will know by know that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor died Friday at age 93. While O'Connor has gone down in history for […]
What Do You Think: Was Dozing Detention Officer Still Qualified for Job?
What Do You Think: Was Dozing Detention Officer Still Qualified for Job?

Pearsall, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker can successfully sue his employer under the ADA for failing to accommodate a disability only if he was qualified for the job. One case addresses whether an employee’s inability […]