Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its informal guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to job applicants or employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities. Since Congress passed the ADA Amendments Act (“ADAAA”) in 2008, the EEOC has received frequent questions from employers regarding how the ADA applies… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Disability Discrimination
Subscribe to Disability Discrimination RSS FeedDid You Know…New Regulations Released Governing Disability Discrimination in California
Posted in Disability Discrimination, HandbooksAs we recently reported to you at our 2013 Emerging Employment Law Seminar, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) implemented new and amended regulations governing disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation, and the interactive process under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (2 Cal. Code Reg. Sections 7293.5 et seq.). The regulations emphasize… Continue Reading
Did You Know…New Pregnancy Regulations in Effect in California
Posted in Disability Discrimination, Handbooks, Leave LawsAs we recently reported to you at our 2013 Emerging Employment Law Seminar, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) implemented new and amended regulations addressing employers’ obligations and employees’ rights and responsibilities regarding pregnancy under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Title 2, California Code of Regulations, Sections 7291.2 et seq.). Employers… Continue Reading
Did You Know…Coverage Under ADA Includes Relatively Common Mental Health Conditions
Posted in Disability DiscriminationRecently, U.S. District Judge Edward F. Shea ruled that Cottonwood, which does business as The Cash Store, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination when it fired manager Sean Reilly, who suffers from bipolar disorder, from its Walla Walla, Washington store. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cottonwood Financial Ltd., Case… Continue Reading
Did You Know…Employers Should Limit Health-Related Inquiries to Employee’s Ability to Perform the Job
Posted in Disability DiscriminationIn EEOC v. Dillard’s Inc. [PDF], a federal district court in California ruled that a retail chain’s attendance policy, which required employees to provide a doctor’s note identifying the nature of a health-related absence for such absences to be excused, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA provision at issue prohibits covered employers… Continue Reading