In Daugherty v. City of El Paso, the Fifth Circuit held that an employee, a diabetic bus driver, was not a «qualified individual with disability,» and that the city's failure to reassign him did not violate the ADA's
reasonable accommodation obligation, absent evidence he was treated differently from other part - time employees whose jobs were eliminated.
Smaller employers, in my experience, take on
the reasonable accommodation obligation voluntarily.
Not exact matches
This ensures compliance with Executive Order 13164, which requires each Federal agency to develop effective written procedures for the processing of
reasonable accommodation requests, and supports the Department's
obligation to meet the
reasonable accommodation requirements prescribed under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
If an employee is in a bargaining unit, the decision - maker must contact the appropriate OA labor relations office or specialist to determine what, if any, labor relations
obligations must be met prior to implementing a
reasonable accommodation agreed upon by the decision - maker and the requesting applicant or employee.
For further guidance on their
obligation to provide
reasonable accommodation, agencies should consult the EEOC's «Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act» (EEOC Reasonable Accommodation
reasonable accommodation, agencies should consult the EEOC's «Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act» (EEOC Reasonable Accommodati
accommodation, agencies should consult the EEOC's «Enforcement Guidance on
Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act» (EEOC Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act» (EEOC Reasonable Accommodati
Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act» (EEOC
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable AccommodationAccommodation Guidance).
This Guidance sets forth an employer's legal
obligations regarding
reasonable accommodation; however, employers may provide more than the law requires.
This case reinforces a school's
obligation to provide
reasonable accommodations for students» religious beliefs and practices.
First, disabled lawyers should ensure they are getting
reasonable accommodation for their disabilities in the workplace so that they are able to meet their
obligations as counsel.
Have three main
obligations for employers in the areas of recruitment and hiring,
reasonable accommodation, ongoing
accommodation and return to work.
The
obligation of your employer is to engage you in a good - faith effort to provide you with a
reasonable accommodation.
Such instruction shall also include that the presence of the dog is a
reasonable accommodation to the witness in allowing them to fulfill the
obligation of testifying in a court of law.
If so, then further medical information should be obtained to determine whether the
reasonable accommodation of an identified disability must be made, in compliance with the corporation's
obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
The
obligation of a service provider like the College is not to provide the perfect
accommodation, but only
reasonable ones.
The 2015 Quebec Court of Appeal decision [2015 QCCA 1048] held that, while Quebec's Act respecting Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases placed no
obligation on employers to offer suitable employment to a worker who has suffered a work - related injury, when an employee exercises their right to return to work the employer must engage in a process of
reasonable accommodation in accordance with the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
«The government's failure to fulfil its international
obligations, particularly under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, compromises a range of rights for people with disabilities in its prison system, including equality and non-discrimination; liberty and security of the person; freedom from violence, exploitation, and abuse;
reasonable accommodation; health; and an accessible environment.»