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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 shortlist of possible missteps. Training line managers and executives to recognize a request for accommodation is the first step in avoiding significant settlements.

Review recent federal suits and settlements of from $1,250,000 to $5,200,000.

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Staffing Agency Faces Federal Charges Under ADA Title 1

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 Essential Function in...

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Municipal Worker with Two Disabilities

This blog post is based on a question from a participant in a recent webinar. “I have a situation where I performed an FCE (a one-day worker evaluation) on an individual who is a municipal worker.  He has been on light duty for a biceps tendon repair, and...

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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 shortlist of possible missteps. Training line managers and executives to recognize a request for accommodation is the first step in avoiding significant settlements.

Review recent federal suits and settlements of from $1,250,000 to $5,200,000.

read more

Staffing Agency Faces Federal Charges Under ADA Title 1

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 Essential Function in...

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Municipal Worker with Two Disabilities

This blog post is based on a question from a participant in a recent webinar. “I have a situation where I performed an FCE (a one-day worker evaluation) on an individual who is a municipal worker.  He has been on light duty for a biceps tendon repair, and...

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