Tag Archives: Reasonable Accommodation
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION COVERAGE EXPANDING? A couple of years ago we posted an article entitled, “Church Lady Smites DOD.” It discussed an EEOC case in which the employee had asked that her work hours be adjusted so she could not just … Continue reading
ACCOMMODATING ALMOST EVERY TIME IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH Not long ago the Dept. of Defense tried to defend itself against an allegation that it had failed to provide a deaf employee a reasonable accommodation by pointing out that it had … Continue reading
REASSIGNMENTS RIGHTS FOR DISABLED EMPLOYEES Disabled employees just got a little more clout to insist on reassignment to jobs they can do.
$300,000 FOR A DENIED REASSIGNMENT Employees almost never have the right to demand a reassignment to a different supervisor, job or location. But if the employee has a disabling condition for which a reassignment would be a reasonable accommodation, the … Continue reading
SSA’s $8,987 ONE-PERSON SPACE HEATER How did the Social Security Administration turn the cost of a hundred-dollar personal space heater for one employee into something nearly 90 times as expensive?
Posted in EEO/Disabilities, EEO/Remedies
Tagged Crohn's, Reasonable Accommodation, Space Heater
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RELIGIOUS REFUSALS TO DO WORK QUESTION: When can an employee demand that he or she not be required to perform certain tasks? ANSWER: When performance of the work conflicts with the employee’s religious convictions and it is reasonable for the … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Religion, Employee Rights, Performance
Tagged EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation, Religious Objection, union
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED COMMUTERS MEMBER ALERT! Disabled employees now have a little more reason to expect that their employer may be required to help them commute to and from work when their disability makes that very difficult or impossible. … Continue reading
Posted in EEO/Discrimination
Tagged Commuting, Disability, Reasonable Accommodation, Tinkelman, Undue Hardship, union
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