Courthouse News Service

Jury to decide essential functions of waste job

LAFAYETTE, La. — Waste Management of Louisiana will face a container technician’s disability discrimination claims in a federal trial. The technician says he was wrongfully fired after a pacemaker was ...
JD Supra

Second Circuit Ruling: Employers Must Accommodate Workers Even if They Can Perform Essential Job Functions Without Accommodation

Real World Impact: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that absent an undue hardship, an employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified, disabled employee regardless of ...
HR Dive

ADA may require accommodation even if not strictly necessary, 2nd Circuit says

Prohibited discrimination under the ADA includes, absent undue hardship to the employer, “not making reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified ...
JD Supra

Remote Work for School Principal Is Not Reasonable ADA Accommodation If Physical Presence Is Essential, Federal Court Rules

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently rejected a school principal’s argument that remote work was a reasonable accommodation for her asthma and restrictive lung disease ...
The National Law Review

ADA Speed Bump Ahead: Steer Clear of Eliminating Essential Functions

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