by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Return to Blog Page I have written many times that, of the groups strongly affected by the 2008 revision to the Americans with Disabilities Act, physicians are the most overlooked. When I mix together my lay knowledge of the law, the outcome of recent federal...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Return to Blog Page The border between the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title I (ADA) is an interesting landscape. In some ways it resembles the Four Corners National Monument near Teec Nos Pos, Arizona:...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Return to Blog Page A standard best practice of medium to large companies is the assessment of risk in advance of an event. A basic precept of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and specifically Title I, is an individual’s right to not disclose one’s...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Return to Blog Page A recent settlement in the Joy Underground Mining case is a wake up call for employers who retain physicians or therapists to conduct medical examinations and employment tests. Specifically, the details of the case remind us all to review...
by Roy Matheson, ADAC | Roy Matheson Blog
Return to Blog Page I often fly Southwest Airlines through the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) on my way to Love Field (DAL) in Dallas. The next time I do, I’ll drop by the Dunkin’ Donuts in Baltimore and the Shipley’s Do-Nuts in Dallas to...