By Lindy Korn, Esq. Originally printed in Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine January 2017 Some people with a disability may need a service dog as a reasonable accommodation, in housing where they reside. Many co-ops have policies that prohibit animals in the complex. What should someone do, if they need a…
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Article appeared in The Daily Record Obese employees are sometimes “regarded as disabled,” whether they suffer from a physiological impairment, and may have claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Consider the case being litigated in federal court in Connecticut. The plaintiff, Warner, began working for the Asplundph Tree Expert…
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Does your employer have a fragrance-free policy to accommodate a co-worker who is allergic to such perfume? If Human Resources responds that they will request the perfume wearer to refrain from wearing the fragrance, is that enough? A county employee with asthma and a severe chemical sensitivity to certain perfumes…
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The Court of Appeals has reversed summary judgment in a disability discrimination case, holding that the jury could find that the plaintiff was disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act and that her employer offered pretextual reasons for her termination, Bar-Tur v. Arience Capital Management, LP, 11-864-cv, summary order (Aug.…
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The EEOC has issued a new guidance on the issues of discrimination and retaliation in the workplace based on employees who experience domestic or dating violence, sexual assault or stalking. Title VII’s prohibition is discussed in two parts:
Disparate treatment based on sex, including sexual stereotypes; and Sex-based harassment-hostile work…
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Article from The Daily Record - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Does the ADA require an employer to accommodate an employee whose disability makes him late? The plaintiff, a case manager for the City of New York Human Resource Administration, takes medication for his disability that makes him sluggish and drowsy.…
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