Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights
Oct. 15, 2010
The Benefits and Privileges Of Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation obligations for disabled employees are broader than most employers expect.
Most litigation related to disability discrimination involves whether the employer adequately accommodated limitations on an employee's ability to perform essential job functions. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' recent opinion in EEOC v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, 2010 DJDAR 13607 (Aug. 27, 2010), is a reminder that reasonable accommodation obligations are much broader than that.
Like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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