Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Blog
Recent action by the United States Supreme Court has clarified the duty of accommodation that an employer must make under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The action of the U.S. Supreme Court was to deny review of a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving United Airlines. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision held […]
Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Blog
There has always been a question whether an employer is required to provide accommodations to an employee who has suffered an injury that impacts the employee’s ability to work when the injury occurred before the employee was hired. These types of injuries are called pre-existing injuries or pre-existing conditions and many employers believe they do […]
Posted on May 16, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Blog
Recently, the federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (which covers Wisconsin), clarified that the FMLA applies when an employee requests leave so that she or he can provide physical and psychological care to a terminally ill parent while that parent is traveling away from home. In doing so, the Court disagreed with other […]