Posted on March 6, 2018 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A recent decision from the State of California has held that obesity is considered a protected disability under California law if the condition of obesity is caused by a psychological condition. This gave me pause to wonder whether obesity would be considered a disability under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It appears there is really […]
Posted on November 17, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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As the after effect of the recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision about extended leave as an accommodation continues to develop, a serious question is developing of whether an employer is obligated to give an extended leave to a person with a disability who has exhausted their twelve weeks of federal medical leave. The […]
Posted on June 3, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The United States Supreme Court, in the recent Abercrombie & Fitch decision, has said employers must use their best guess to determine whether or not an employee (or applicant) wants or needs an accommodation for a legitimate religious belief. In this decision, the Supreme Court held that the clothing company violated the religious discrimination law […]
Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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In May 2014, I wrote a blog indicating a federal court of appeals decision suggested that a permanent assignment to working at home may be a reasonable accommodation for an employee suffering from a disability. Another federal court of appeals, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Wisconsin), has taken a different view of […]