Reasonable Accommodation

New and Updated

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard Requirements Enforced

  Updated to reflect a legal development regarding the enforcement of OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Alabama Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Exemptions

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Disabilities (ADA): Maine

  Updated to reflect an amendment regarding disability discrimination, effective October 18, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Disabilities (ADA): Ohio

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding the use of medical marijuana, effective September 30, 2021.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Lactation/Breastfeeding Breaks and Facility Accommodation Requirements by State and Municipality

  Updated to reflect revised lactation accommodation requirements in Connecticut, effective October 1, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Disabilities (ADA): Delaware

  Updated to reflect revised definitions under the Persons with Disabilities Employment Protections Act, effective September 17, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Disabilities (ADA): North Carolina

  Updated to reflect the forthcoming Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance.

• Date:

  September 14, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Remote Work Request Sparks First-of-Its-Kind COVID-19 Lawsuit

  The EEOC claims that an employer discriminated by firing an employee with a disability for requesting a remote work arrangement in a lawsuit that is likely only the opening salvo on this issue.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Assess Whether an Employee's Request for Accommodation Is Reasonable

  This How To details the steps a prudent employer should take to assess whether an individual's accommodation request is reasonable under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Disabilities (ADA): Illinois

  Updated to reflect a forthcoming amendment regarding disability discrimination.