When Your Emails Make the Case… for the Other Side
Flamethrower messages torpedo an ADA claim in this no-nonsense ruling from a federal appellate court. TL ;DR: An adjunct professor...
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This ADA Case Is a Checklist of What Not to Do
A machine operator with osteoarthritis tried to return to work with restrictions. Instead, he got terminated. Now his ADA...
ADA Claims Aren’t About Perfect Decisions — They’re About Proving Discrimination
W hen employees allege discrimination under the ADA, it’s their burden to prove bias — not the employer’s burden...
The Beer Was Flowing, But the ADA Compliance Seemed Flat
When two bartenders disclosed medical conditions, a New York brewery pulled them from the schedule, according to the EEOC....
Shoe Me the Reasonable Accommodation
W hen a dress code update clashes with an ADA accommodation, the courtroom might be the next stop. TL...
It wasn’t the cancer. It wasn’t the age. It was the failed business model.
A senior executive with prostate cancer helped land the company’s biggest contract ever and was promoted with a pay...
Retaliation Risks After Accommodation Requests: Lessons from an ADA Case
D enying a reasonable accommodation request can be risky—particularly if the employer provides little explanation or fails to meaningfully...
Burned by the ADA: When Legal Weed Gets You Fired
T urns out a medical marijuana card can’t cure everything—especially if what you’ve got is a bad case of...
From Drug Test to Lawsuit: A Medical Marijuana Case Every Employer Should Know
If The Dude from The Big Lebowski applied for a job today—with a medical marijuana card in hand and...