by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Colorado and Tennessee Tie for Failure to Accommodate Walmart Notches Largest Settlement Failure to provide reasonable accommodation to a prospective, conditional, or current employee under Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act emanates from a short list of...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
The Use of ‘Evidence of the Essential Functions of the Job’ to Address Obesity as a Disability Using Functional Capacity Evaluation to End the “Regarded As” Argument A series of Court of Appeals cases involving the question of obesity as a disability under...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Gucker v U.S. Steel – Functional Capacity Evaluation Implications Background Albert E. Gucker was a 30-year veteran at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works Tractor Shop. During 8 of those years he had a 30-pound lifting restriction imposed by company physicians. The...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Seattle Dealership’s $5,000,000 Lesson – Blog #70 The October federal court settlement in a Seattle case presents another ‘go-giver’ opportunity for ergonomic evaluators, occupational therapists, and physical therapists. What Makes this a Go-Giver Moment?...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Staffing Agency Faces Federal Charges Under ADA Title I – Blog #69 Reasonable Accommodation for the Hiring Process Perceived WORK-RELATED Disability Regarded As Agency Administered Employment Test Deemed “Too Slow” Unknown Physical Demands of the...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Charges & Settlements, Roy Matheson Blog
In a relatively quick resolution, the EEOC and Lowe’s Home Improvement entered into a three-year consent decree involving its store in Cleburne, Texas. This $55,000 settlement reminds every reasonable accommodation program manager of the need to sign-off on...
