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Disability Accommodations "That Fundamentally Change Court Proceedings, Could Alter the Court's Substantive Decisions,"...

"or affect any other parties' due process rights ... are not reasonable."

Is Remote Teaching Reasonable? Third Circuit Lessons on Telework Accommodations

Unpaid Leave Can Be Reasonable Religious Accommodation Under FEHA, Court of Appeal Rules

Is Remote Teaching Reasonable (Part II)? More Lessons on Telework Accommodations

Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Religious Beliefs Snares Wildlife Department, Nets Win for Employees (US)

A recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—Cherry et al. v Washington Dep’t of Fish & Wildlife, et al., is a primer in employer obligations...

Are Employers Required to Accommodate Employee Medical Conditions That Do Not Prevent Job Performance?

Employers evaluating accommodation requests under the Americans With Disabilities Act should not limit the analysis to whether an employee can perform essential job functions witho...

Second Circuit Clarifies the Standard for Title VII Religious Accommodation Claims

What evidence supports workplace accessibility?

Prepare a practical view of workplace accessibility: usable support routes, accessible information, accountable owners, implementation, and review.

Must You Show Necessity in a Title II Failure to Accommodate Case? Answer: Maybe Maybe Not

This week’s blog entry deals with a published case from the 11th Circuit decided on August 5, 2026 raising interesting issues about when a Title II entity must provide reasonable m...

Motive Matters Most: The Second Circuit Confirms a New Standard for Title VII Religious Accommodation Claims

Job Descriptions Should Explain Need for On-Premises Attendance

Employers addressing remote work accommodation requests under the Americans With Disabilities Act should review whether job descriptions explain why on-premises attendance is requi...

2nd Circ. Amends Decision on Motive for Failure-to-Accommodate Cases, No Religious Animus Required

I Need Accessible Parking, but My Building Says the Spots Are Deeded. What Now?

The condominium association is still obligated to provide a reasonable accommodation, experts said.

Disability accommodation and retaliation case settles for $75,000

An employer has agreed to pay $75,000 and make changes to its accommodation procedures to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging that it stopped scheduling a cashier after she requeste...

Judge says disability bias lawsuit against SHRM must proceed

A candidate previously alleged that the HR organization rescinded a job offer after she requested to have her trained service dog accompany her to the office as a reasonable accomm...

Full-Time Remote Work as an ADA Accommodation: New Guidance, Employer Duties, and Practical Steps

Explore how new ADA guidance establishes full-time remote work as a legally protected accommodation, what qualifies, and how job seekers and employers can meet their obligationsplu...

$65K Settlements with EEOC Over Failure to Accommodate Muslim and Christian Employees' Religious Days Off

From a press release last month, just posted on Westlaw: N.C. Detective Agency, a Durham-based security company, will pay $65,231 in… The post $65K Settlements with EEOC Over Failu...

Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Religious Beliefs Snares Wildlife Department, Nets Win for Employees

In Cherry et al. v. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed dismissal of religious discrimination claims brought by emp...

Safety risk insufficient to show religious accommodation posed undue hardship, court rules

The case adds to the 9th Circuit’s analysis of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and religious accommodation, a topic on which the court has sometimes sided with employers.

Motive Matters Most: The Second Circuit Confirms a New Standard for Title VII Religious Accommodation Claims

In Bergin v. New York State Unified Court System, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit confirmed a three-part test for failure-to-accommodate religious belief or practi...

Religious bias requires more than knowledge of employee’s accommodation need, court says

Federal courts have been asked in recent months to decide what counts as sufficient disclosure of an employees’ religious beliefs, particularly in the COVID-19 vaccination context.

Gallagher allegedly approved her disability accommodation - then fired her

The accommodation was approved. What happened next is now a federal case

Religious bias claim requires more than employer knowledge

An employer’s knowledge that an employee needs a religious accommodation is not by itself enough to establish a Title VII failure-to-accommodate claim, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court o...

Return-to-Office Mandates: What ADA-Covered Employers Need to Know

Employers implementing return-to-office mandates should evaluate disability-related remote-work requests on an individualized basis under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Court...